Xi Jinping Thought on Eco-Civilization

Xi Jinping thought on eco-civilization is an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

It offers answers to theoretical and practical questions on building an eco-civilization such as what the goal is and how to achieve it, and thus enriches Marxist thought on the relationship between humanity and nature. It reflects a deeper understanding on the part of the Communist Party of China (CPC) of the laws underlying the development of socialism, and gives full expression to the CPC's founding mission, governance philosophy and sense of responsibility. It also provides valuable guidance on strengthening China's eco-environmental protection and raising its eco-civilization to a new level, and serves as the cornerstone of building a beautiful China and promoting the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.

One outcome of the National Conference on Eco-environmental Protection held in May 2018 was its summarization of Xi Jinping thought on eco-civilization. Addressing the conference, Xi Jinping put forward the principles to apply in building an eco-civilization.

For the first time, he raised the idea of developing a system for creating an eco-civilization. This means building a culture promoting eco-values, an economy highlighting eco-friendly industries and industrialization of environmental protection activities, a responsibility system for achieving the goal of improving the eco-environment, a system of institutions for building an eco-civilization supported by modernized governance, and a security system prioritizing well-functioning ecosystems and effective control of environmental risks.

This set a framework for building an eco-civilization based on a philosophy, material foundations, institutional support, clearly defined responsibilities, and an end-goal. It will guide the effort to build a beautiful China and offer a Chinese approach to eco-civilization in building a community with a shared future for humanity.

習近平生態文明思想

習近平生態文明思想，是習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想的重要組成部分，深刻回答了為什么建設生態文明、建設什么樣的生態文明、怎樣建設生態文明的重大理論和實踐問題，豐富和發展了馬克思主義關于人與自然關系的思想，深化了中國共產黨對社會主義建設規律的認識，體現了中國共產黨的使命宗旨、執政理念、責任擔當，對新時代加強生態環境保護，推動中國生態文明建設邁入新境界具有重大的指導意義，為推進美麗中國建設、實現中華民族永續發展提供了根本遵循。

2018年5月，全國生態環境保護大會總結并闡釋了習近平生態文明思想。習近平在大會上提出了新時代推進生態文明建設的主要原則，并首次提出加快構建生態文明體系，即以生態價值觀念為準則的生態文化體系，以產業生態化和生態產業化為主體的生態經濟體系，以改善生態環境質量為核心的目標責任體系，以治理體系和治理能力現代化為保障的生態文明制度體系，以生態系統良性循環和環境風險有效防控為重點的生態安全體系。“五個體系”系統界定了生態文明體系的基本框架，指出了生態文明建設的思想保證、物質基礎、制度保障以及責任和底線。“五個體系”不僅是建設美麗中國的行動指南，也為構建人類命運共同體貢獻了生態文明理念和實踐的“中國方案”。