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S. Gu
ecological civilization system. A beautiful China should be beautiful in every inch
of the land.
9. Continuing to reform and improve the mechanism for promoting the
reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization
First, we should work hard to strengthen the public engagement mechanism for the
reform. While designing the reform, it is necessary to fully solicit and absorb opinions
and suggestions from Party committees and governments at all levels, experts and
scholars, and all walks of life, and combine top-down and bottom-up measures to
improve public engagement in, awareness and recognition of the reform, thereby
reducing the resistance to it and improving its efficiency. Second, we should establish
a sound scientific evaluation mechanism for the reform. The priority is to scientifically
evaluate the basic conditions of resources and ecological environment, predict the
development trends, and demonstrate and assess the directions and goals, priorities
and measures, and prospects and effects of the reform, so as to make the reform plan
more science-based and rational. Although third-party assessment already exists
and various departments have each set up their own expert groups, a regular expert
demonstration and consultation mechanism is still to be established. Third, we should
try to design an upgraded version of the reform plan based on pilot projects. In the
past five years, the central government has launched a series of pilot projects in
such areas as resources, environment, ecology and space, with varying progress,
outcomes, experience, and lessons. We should pay these practices, experience and
lessons the attention they deserve, summarize them, and on this basis, make necessary
corrections, improvements to existing plans, and produce an upgraded version to
meet higher-level requirements of a new stage. Fourth, we should establish a sound
trial-and-error and fault-tolerant mechanism for pilot reforms. Although dozens of
pilot projects for the reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization
have been launched, with progress and outcomes made, the surveyed pilot areas all
report that the competent authorities are too strict with the requirements, and allow no
individual “correction” to the pilot plan, let alone “error” in the implementation. But
in practice, the pilot plan cannot be all-encompassing or perfect from the beginning;
“defects” are inevitable and “corrections” to varying degrees are often necessary.
A pilot reform is to find a new way and even to “try and err,” which is extremely
beneficial for the general good, so there must be a trial-and-error and fault-tolerant
mechanism.
We are convinced that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee
with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core and by following Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, through concerted efforts and constant exploration, we will be able
to establish a scientific, complete and effective system for developing an ecological
civilization, provide solid institutional guarantee for ecological progress, and realize
the ambitious goal of building a beautiful China as soon as possible!
S. Gu
ecological civilization system. A beautiful China should be beautiful in every inch
of the land.
9. Continuing to reform and improve the mechanism for promoting the
reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization
First, we should work hard to strengthen the public engagement mechanism for the
reform. While designing the reform, it is necessary to fully solicit and absorb opinions
and suggestions from Party committees and governments at all levels, experts and
scholars, and all walks of life, and combine top-down and bottom-up measures to
improve public engagement in, awareness and recognition of the reform, thereby
reducing the resistance to it and improving its efficiency. Second, we should establish
a sound scientific evaluation mechanism for the reform. The priority is to scientifically
evaluate the basic conditions of resources and ecological environment, predict the
development trends, and demonstrate and assess the directions and goals, priorities
and measures, and prospects and effects of the reform, so as to make the reform plan
more science-based and rational. Although third-party assessment already exists
and various departments have each set up their own expert groups, a regular expert
demonstration and consultation mechanism is still to be established. Third, we should
try to design an upgraded version of the reform plan based on pilot projects. In the
past five years, the central government has launched a series of pilot projects in
such areas as resources, environment, ecology and space, with varying progress,
outcomes, experience, and lessons. We should pay these practices, experience and
lessons the attention they deserve, summarize them, and on this basis, make necessary
corrections, improvements to existing plans, and produce an upgraded version to
meet higher-level requirements of a new stage. Fourth, we should establish a sound
trial-and-error and fault-tolerant mechanism for pilot reforms. Although dozens of
pilot projects for the reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization
have been launched, with progress and outcomes made, the surveyed pilot areas all
report that the competent authorities are too strict with the requirements, and allow no
individual “correction” to the pilot plan, let alone “error” in the implementation. But
in practice, the pilot plan cannot be all-encompassing or perfect from the beginning;
“defects” are inevitable and “corrections” to varying degrees are often necessary.
A pilot reform is to find a new way and even to “try and err,” which is extremely
beneficial for the general good, so there must be a trial-and-error and fault-tolerant
mechanism.
We are convinced that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee
with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core and by following Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, through concerted efforts and constant exploration, we will be able
to establish a scientific, complete and effective system for developing an ecological
civilization, provide solid institutional guarantee for ecological progress, and realize
the ambitious goal of building a beautiful China as soon as possible!