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J. Wang
has promoted sustainable development and a sustainable lifestyle in an all-round
manner, promulgated air, water and soil pollution control policies and the 13th FiveYear Plan for Environmental Protection, set up environmental inspection teams,
and strengthened pollution prevention and control, improving environment quality
continuously.
At the 19th National Congress of the CPC held in October 2017, General Secretary
Xi Jinping announced that socialism with Chinese characteristics had entered a new
era and once again emphasized the importance of ecological civilization development to the achievement of the country’s sustainable development goals. Tasks such
as promoting the development of an ecological civilization and adopting a strict environment protection system were included in the revised Party Constitution. At the
first meeting of the 13th National People’s Congress, an amendment to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China was adopted and ecological civilization
was officially included. In May 2018, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech
at the National Environment Protection Conference, systematically expounding his
thought on ecological civilization and answering the question of why we should
build ecological civilization, what kind of an ecological civilization we should build,
and how to build it. This is a milestone in ecological civilization development and
environmental protection in China.
2 Outstanding Achievements in Environment Protection
In the past 70 years, China has made great strides in social and economic development, reform and opening-up, and environmental protection. Under the guidance of
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, local governments made unprecedented efforts to raise environmental awareness, promote environmental stewardship, and improve environmental protection practices. In China, theoretical understanding and practices concerning the development of an ecological civilization have
undergone fundamental changes.
First, the Chinese government established a complete theoretical system for the
development of an ecological civilization, i.e. Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization, which sets out the fundamental principles of ecological civilization
development and environmental protection in China. At the 19th National Congress
of the CPC, it was made clear that promoting harmony between human and nature
was one of the primary tasks of China, and building an ecological civilization is
vital to sustain the Chinese nation’s development. The meeting also clarified the
goals of the ecological civilization system reform and the Beautiful China campaign.
The complete theoretical system for the development of ecological civilization, i.e.
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization established at the National Environment Protection Conference expounds the positioning, basic concepts, essential
relationships, political requirements, goals, practices, foundation, and international
perspectives of ecological civilization development and clarifies the eight principles
of ecological civilization development: (i) thriving ecosystems are a precondition for
J. Wang
has promoted sustainable development and a sustainable lifestyle in an all-round
manner, promulgated air, water and soil pollution control policies and the 13th FiveYear Plan for Environmental Protection, set up environmental inspection teams,
and strengthened pollution prevention and control, improving environment quality
continuously.
At the 19th National Congress of the CPC held in October 2017, General Secretary
Xi Jinping announced that socialism with Chinese characteristics had entered a new
era and once again emphasized the importance of ecological civilization development to the achievement of the country’s sustainable development goals. Tasks such
as promoting the development of an ecological civilization and adopting a strict environment protection system were included in the revised Party Constitution. At the
first meeting of the 13th National People’s Congress, an amendment to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China was adopted and ecological civilization
was officially included. In May 2018, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech
at the National Environment Protection Conference, systematically expounding his
thought on ecological civilization and answering the question of why we should
build ecological civilization, what kind of an ecological civilization we should build,
and how to build it. This is a milestone in ecological civilization development and
environmental protection in China.
2 Outstanding Achievements in Environment Protection
In the past 70 years, China has made great strides in social and economic development, reform and opening-up, and environmental protection. Under the guidance of
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, local governments made unprecedented efforts to raise environmental awareness, promote environmental stewardship, and improve environmental protection practices. In China, theoretical understanding and practices concerning the development of an ecological civilization have
undergone fundamental changes.
First, the Chinese government established a complete theoretical system for the
development of an ecological civilization, i.e. Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization, which sets out the fundamental principles of ecological civilization
development and environmental protection in China. At the 19th National Congress
of the CPC, it was made clear that promoting harmony between human and nature
was one of the primary tasks of China, and building an ecological civilization is
vital to sustain the Chinese nation’s development. The meeting also clarified the
goals of the ecological civilization system reform and the Beautiful China campaign.
The complete theoretical system for the development of ecological civilization, i.e.
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization established at the National Environment Protection Conference expounds the positioning, basic concepts, essential
relationships, political requirements, goals, practices, foundation, and international
perspectives of ecological civilization development and clarifies the eight principles
of ecological civilization development: (i) thriving ecosystems are a precondition for