In a white paper on economic development, Beijing said one of its main focal points was gaining ground in an environmentally friendly way. Beijing issued a developmental white paper that outlines the approach to development under the guidance of the Communist Party of China. “China is committed to the concept of environment-friendly development and strives to expedite the country’s ecological progress to deliver a more livable and beautiful environment for the people,” it read. “It aims to make a good eco-environment a focal point for improving people’s living standards, and create sustainable development that benefits all the people.” The paper states that China has been at the forefront of the effort to infuse environmental protection with state policy, becoming the first country in the […]