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is beginning to join China’s initiatives. Broad-minded, China is marshalling global
efforts for development and laying the foundation for its leadership across the globe.
Assuming international responsibilities and obligations is in the fundamental and
long-term interests of our country. Given that China is still a developing country
and faces arduous tasks, we will take as many international responsibilities and
obligations as we can—an attitude that has won China the attention of the world and
has also paved the way for China to lead global climate change governance.
In the face of the global climate change crisis, China has always held high the
banner of peace, development, cooperation, and win–win results, calling on all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind, guiding international
cooperation in tackling climate change, and playing a “leading role” in building
global ecological civilization. This is China’s strategic response to international
expectations, an approach that is totally different from arbitrary “hegemonism,” and
also a deviation from “leadership” characterized by control and obedience as well
as master and servant. China’s leadership emphasizes its conformity to the objective
trend of the evolving global climate governance pattern, and its willingness to create
a sense of responsibility, take the lead in addressing climate change, and maintain a
global relationship where all countries live in peace, and man coexist with nature.
As a major and responsible country, China will address the global climate change
crisis, fulfill its emission reduction commitments by setting an example, contribute
Chinese solutions to the world with its effective and practical experience in building
an ecological civilization, and build a new international climate governance order
featuring win–win cooperation and shared benefits.
2. Holding high the banner of building an ecological civilization and providing
Chinese approach to global climate governance
The 18th National Congress officially incorporated the building of an ecological
civilization into the overall layout of our Five-sphere Integrated Plan for realizing
socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics. Since then, building a beautiful
China has been a vital part of the great Chinese dream, thus opening up the road to
building an ecological civilization of green, low-carbon growth and a green ecology.
With the construction of ecological civilization, China’s carbon emissions continue
to decline while its GDP is maintaining medium-to-high speed growth—a fact indicating that China is gradually getting rid of its dependence on carbon emissions for
economic growth, and the people are happier with the improved ecology, which has
in turn enhanced understanding and support of enterprises and the public for building
an ecological civilization across the country.
Building an ecological civilization is to comply with the general trend and strategy
of the transformation and development of world civilization, and to comply with the
long-term goal of sustainable development. Since issues concerning climate change
are complex, extensive, and irreversible, addressing this global crisis is at the core of
building an ecological civilization around the world. Leading global climate governance will inevitably be the “entry” to building a global ecological civilization;
moreover, covering economic, political, cultural and ecological fields, building an
G. Zhuang
is beginning to join China’s initiatives. Broad-minded, China is marshalling global
efforts for development and laying the foundation for its leadership across the globe.
Assuming international responsibilities and obligations is in the fundamental and
long-term interests of our country. Given that China is still a developing country
and faces arduous tasks, we will take as many international responsibilities and
obligations as we can—an attitude that has won China the attention of the world and
has also paved the way for China to lead global climate change governance.
In the face of the global climate change crisis, China has always held high the
banner of peace, development, cooperation, and win–win results, calling on all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind, guiding international
cooperation in tackling climate change, and playing a “leading role” in building
global ecological civilization. This is China’s strategic response to international
expectations, an approach that is totally different from arbitrary “hegemonism,” and
also a deviation from “leadership” characterized by control and obedience as well
as master and servant. China’s leadership emphasizes its conformity to the objective
trend of the evolving global climate governance pattern, and its willingness to create
a sense of responsibility, take the lead in addressing climate change, and maintain a
global relationship where all countries live in peace, and man coexist with nature.
As a major and responsible country, China will address the global climate change
crisis, fulfill its emission reduction commitments by setting an example, contribute
Chinese solutions to the world with its effective and practical experience in building
an ecological civilization, and build a new international climate governance order
featuring win–win cooperation and shared benefits.
2. Holding high the banner of building an ecological civilization and providing
Chinese approach to global climate governance
The 18th National Congress officially incorporated the building of an ecological
civilization into the overall layout of our Five-sphere Integrated Plan for realizing
socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics. Since then, building a beautiful
China has been a vital part of the great Chinese dream, thus opening up the road to
building an ecological civilization of green, low-carbon growth and a green ecology.
With the construction of ecological civilization, China’s carbon emissions continue
to decline while its GDP is maintaining medium-to-high speed growth—a fact indicating that China is gradually getting rid of its dependence on carbon emissions for
economic growth, and the people are happier with the improved ecology, which has
in turn enhanced understanding and support of enterprises and the public for building
an ecological civilization across the country.
Building an ecological civilization is to comply with the general trend and strategy
of the transformation and development of world civilization, and to comply with the
long-term goal of sustainable development. Since issues concerning climate change
are complex, extensive, and irreversible, addressing this global crisis is at the core of
building an ecological civilization around the world. Leading global climate governance will inevitably be the “entry” to building a global ecological civilization;
moreover, covering economic, political, cultural and ecological fields, building an