CLEAR WATERS AND GREEN MOUNTAINS ARE INVALUABLE ASSETS

CLEAR WATERS AND GREEN MOUNTAINS ARE INVALUABLE ASSETS*

November 28, 2016

Eco-environmental progress is an important component of the Five-sphere Integrated Plan and the Four-pronged Comprehensive Strategy. All provincial authorities and central departments should diligently implement the new development philosophy, be fully aware that “clear waters and green mountains are invaluable assets”, and make every effort to usher in a new era of ecological development under the socialist system.

Reform for eco-environmental progress should be driven to a new level, and a pertinent institutional framework should be set up as soon as possible, providing functional mechanisms buttressed by the rule of law. By introducing supply-side structural reform, we will speed up China’s development in a green, circular, and low-carbon fashion, and make our work and daily life less resource-reliant and more environment-friendly. Emphasis will be put on the supervision of environmental crimes, and violations of Party discipline and the law in relation to environmental protection will be handled accordingly. We will focus our strength on pressing environmental problems, so that the public will see noticeable improvement in the eco-environment. Party committees and governments at all levels, along with other relevant bodies, must treat eco-environmental progress as an important task, take solid steps to tackle difficult issues, and be persistent and pragmatic to achieve concrete results. They must make sure that the decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee on promoting eco-environmental progress are thoroughly implemented, and strive to contribute to a better environment for a beautiful China and to global ecological security.

* Comments on promoting eco-environmental progress.

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