In September 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly that China will “step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low carbon energy, and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad.”
Since the beginning of the new century, China has enthusiastically promoted the concept of “ecological civilization,” which seeks to systematically expound the relationship between the environment and development of the economy and the society. The official exhortation “development for the people, by the people, and for the benefits of the people” most succinctly explained the nature of the country’s people-oriented development. The first key breakthrough in this area occurred in the combat against air pollution. After all, improving air quality is to protect the health of the people. And in order to improve air quality, we must rely on the combined efforts of the Chinese people who can all benefit from clean air.