Promoting Ecological Progress
with Procuratorial Services
Xiangjun Zhang
General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee once emphasized that,
“Ecological and environmental protection must rely on the institutions and the rule
of law. Only the most rigorous institutions and rule of law can provide a reliable
guarantee for ecological progress.” A hallmark of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization is its insistent call for legalizing and institutionalizing ecological and
environmental protection and using legal weapons to fight pollution, and rule of law
to protect the environment. The procuratorial organs are legal supervision organs
stipulated in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, represent the public
interest, and shoulder major missions and responsibilities in promoting ecological
progress in accordance with the law. As an important force in promoting the rule of
law and protecting the ecological environment in China, procuratorial organs should
strengthen legal supervision in practice to safeguard ecological progress.
1 Earnestly Practicing Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization, and Continuing to Plan
Environment-Related Procuratorial Work and Based
on the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan
and the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is an important part of Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a new era. It emphasizes that
only when the ecology thrives will civilization thrive, that man and nature should
co-exist in harmony, that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, that
a good ecological environment is the most inclusive benefit for the people, and that
X. Zhang (B)
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_63
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with Procuratorial Services
Xiangjun Zhang
General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee once emphasized that,
“Ecological and environmental protection must rely on the institutions and the rule
of law. Only the most rigorous institutions and rule of law can provide a reliable
guarantee for ecological progress.” A hallmark of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization is its insistent call for legalizing and institutionalizing ecological and
environmental protection and using legal weapons to fight pollution, and rule of law
to protect the environment. The procuratorial organs are legal supervision organs
stipulated in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, represent the public
interest, and shoulder major missions and responsibilities in promoting ecological
progress in accordance with the law. As an important force in promoting the rule of
law and protecting the ecological environment in China, procuratorial organs should
strengthen legal supervision in practice to safeguard ecological progress.
1 Earnestly Practicing Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization, and Continuing to Plan
Environment-Related Procuratorial Work and Based
on the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan
and the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is an important part of Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a new era. It emphasizes that
only when the ecology thrives will civilization thrive, that man and nature should
co-exist in harmony, that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, that
a good ecological environment is the most inclusive benefit for the people, and that
X. Zhang (B)
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_63
631