China will strengthen international cooperation on its
environmental protection and adopt a new sustainable
industrialization mode to achieve a harmonic development of man and
nature, said Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng
Peiyan in Beijing Saturday.
Zeng made the remarks when delivering a speech at an annual
meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on the
Environment and Development (CCICED), China's international
advisory body on environment and development decision-making
process.
Zeng, also member of the Political Bureau of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the
CCICED, said China will discard the traditional development mode
which soaks up resources and destroys environment.
The sustainable industrialization will be the choice which is
characterized by high technology, cost-effectiveness, low pollution
and low consumption of resources and good use of labor force, he
said.
Concerted efforts to solve global and regional environmental
concerns should be based on the understanding and respect of every
nation's sustainable development path chosen according to their
special situations, Zeng said.
Zeng also urged developed countries to shoulder more
responsibility of global environmental protection while developing
countries should strive for the quality of their economic growth,
said Zeng.
A reasonable transfer mechanism for environmental technologies
should be established while paying attention to protection of
intellectual property rights, Zeng said, adding that the developed
countries should eliminate trade barriers set by demanding
environmental standards.
On the three-day conference which closed Saturday, CCICED
members put forward suggestions on China's energy strategy, cleaner
production, recycling economy and green businesses.
"As a big country with strong sense of responsibility, China
will pay closer attention to the issue of environment in planning
the future development," said Zeng.
(Xinhua News Agency November 2, 2003)