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Xi Jinping's article on building a Beautiful China to be published

CGTN

 , Updated 21:34, 31-Dec-2023

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An article on building a Beautiful China and advancing modernization, featuring harmony between humanity and nature, by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will be published on Monday.

The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in the first issue of 2024 of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.

The article is part of a speech made by Xi at the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection on July 17, 2023.

He stressed in the article that the coming five years will be critical to the building of a Beautiful China and emphasized the importance of thoroughly implementing the thought on socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics for a new era.

In the article, Xi also stressed the importance of adhering to the people-centered principle, upholding and acting on the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and placing the building of a Beautiful China in a prominent position in building a great modern socialist country in all respects and rejuvenating the nation.

Xi urged remarkable achievements in promoting the significant improvement of urban and rural living environment and building a Beautiful China, calling for efforts to support high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment.

According to the article, continuous efforts are needed to further the fight against pollution and to take targeted measures and science-based approaches in accordance with the law.

To keep improving the prevention of environmental pollution and the quality of the ecological environment, China should keep doing what it is doing and go deep in a bid to keep the skies blue, waters clear and lands pollution-free, according to the article.

It also pointed out that China should accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of development modes, maintain green and low-carbon development as the fundamental solution to ecological and environmental issues, accelerate the formation of green production modes and lifestyles, and lay a green foundation for high-quality development.

According to the article, it is also necessary to optimize the land development pattern, accelerate the green transformation and upgrading of industries, build a green development highland and promote a green lifestyle.

Efforts should be made to improve the diversity, stability and sustainability of the ecosystem to protect it in an intensified manner, according to the article.

From the perspective of safeguarding national ecological security, sustainable development of the Chinese nation and being responsible for human civilization, it is necessary to strengthen ecological protection and restoration so as to leave a beautiful ecological environment for future generations, said the article.

It is also important to effectively strengthen the supervision of ecological system conservation and restoration and expand the path of transforming lucid waters and lush mountains into invaluable assets, the article noted.

According to the article, it is necessary to actively and steadily promote carbon emission peaking and carbon neutrality.

It is imperative to follow the principles of exercising nationwide planning, prioritizing conservation, leveraging the strengths of the government and the market, coordinating efforts on the domestic and international fronts, as well as guarding against risks, implementing carbon emissions peaking, carbon neutrality and the "1+N" policy framework, said the article.

Actions to secure carbon neutrality should be implemented step by step according to plans, and efforts should be made to develop a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy sector, it further noted.

Efforts should be made to hold the security bottom line of building a Beautiful China, said the article.

It is important to implement a holistic approach to national security, actively and effectively respond to various risks and challenges, and ensure that the natural environment and conditions on which we depend for survival and development are not threatened or damaged, it added.

Ecological security and nuclear and radiation safety should be earnestly safeguarded, according to the article.

The article pointed out that the support system for building a Beautiful China needs to improve. China should coordinate resources in various fields, pool forces from all sides and strike a combination of the rule of law, the market, science and technology, and policies, it added.

It is necessary to strengthen the guarantee of the rule of law, improve policies for green and low-carbon economic development, promote a better combination of efficient markets and competent government, and strengthen technological support, said the article.

(Cover: Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks at the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection in Beijing, capital of China. The conference was held from July 17 to 18, 2023. /Xinhua)

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