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Tourists who visit Houwu Village near scenic Mogan Mountain in east China's Zhejiang Province often meet a foreign woman riding a bicycle across the village and picking up garbage along the road or from the river.
The British woman, Tori, is a "river chief" appointed by the local government to encourage local people and visitors to protect the environment.
Mogan Mountain has drawn loads of tourists, along with plenty of garbage
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"They have realized that their business depends on a good environment," Tori said.
Tori is one of tens of thousands of river chiefs, most of whom are local officials
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The river chief system is among the major innovations in promoting green development by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core, since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012.
The report delivered at the 18th CPC National Congress included ecological development as a major task in the country's overall plan and proposed building a "beautiful China" as a grand goal for ecological progress.
Eco-civilization was also included in the CPC Constitution as a principle for development during the meeting. It was the first time in the world a ruling party had highlighted green development in its guidelines.
Xi has frequently mentioned the importance and urgency of environmental protection and green development in his speeches.
Decades of rapid growth have left parts of the country saddled with smog and contaminated soil.
"Much has been left undone in ecological protection. We will pay a higher price if we do not prioritize the work now," Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission
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"In ecological protection, we should have the big picture in mind and take a long-term and holistic view. We should not lose the greater for the less nor attend to one thing and lose sight of another, live beyond one's means nor seek quick success and instant benefits," Xi said.
China's efforts to promote green development have earned global recognition. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) decided to promote China's philosophy of ecological progress in February 2013 and released a report on China's strategies and practices in the field two years later.
Green development is not an empty idea in China. The central authorities have introduced enforcement systems to ensure local governments "walk the talk."
China introduced action plans to fight air
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Local government efforts to promote ecological progress will be reviewed annually, then again every five years, and be used as a criterion for the promotion of officials.
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"No one should step beyond the prescribed limit in ecological protection, or he will be punished
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A national campaign to review local governments' environmental protection work started in late 2015 from Hebei Province and has covered 23 provincial regions. Over 6,000 officials were held accountable for negligence or malpractice in 2016.
The efforts have paid off. The average annual density of fine air particulate matter, or PM 2.5, which is often used as a gauge for air pollution
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From new energy vehicles to bike-sharing, low-carbon lifestyles are becoming popular among Chinese people.
"We should stick to a green, low-carbon and recycling development path, build green sectors and promote green production patterns and lifestyles to achieve harmonious growth between man and nature
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SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korean civic groups staged a rally on Friday against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Seoul over the weekend to participate in summits with South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
Abe is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Sunday to attend the first trilateral summit in more than three years between China, South Korea and Japan. He is also set to hold the first one-on-one meeting with President Park on Monday.
Members of 76 civic, social and religious groups gathered in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul
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The advocate groups urged Abe to "sincerely" apologize and compensate for Japan's past atrocities during World War II, especially Korean "comfort women" who were forced into sex slavery for the Imperial Japan's military brothels.
They also asked President Park to demand the Japanese government's official apology and compensation for the wartime brutalities during the 1910-45 Japanese colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
A total of 167 civic groups issued a statement, demanding that the upcoming summit between Park and Abe be a dialogue to take a peaceful step toward resolving the comfort women issue and facing up to history.
The statement was issued und.