Interview with Zhou Bingjian, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: Suggested some amendments to the "Prairie Law"
Implementing the accountability system for cadres' ecological and environmental damage
As a member of the CPPCC National Committee for three consecutive years, Zhou Bingjian submitted five proposals to the conference this year, including the revision of the Grassland Law, biosafety legislation, and strengthening financial and accounting supervision.
"In the past 13 years, I will bring a proposal related to the Inner Mongolian prairie every two sessions." Recently, Zhou Bingjian said in an exclusive interview with the Beijing News that in the face of the current situation such as inadequate law enforcement and weak control, he should respond to the current "Prairie Law". 》 Make necessary amendments in a timely manner. In accordance with the system of accountability for the damage to the ecological environment of party and government leading cadres, a life-long accountability system shall be strictly implemented for leading cadres who cause serious damage to grasslands through inaction and indiscriminate acts.
Zhou Bingjian, who has always been low-key, is another daughter of Zhou Enlai's third brother Zhou Enshou. In 1968, she went to Inner Mongolia to join the team, study and work, and lived for 27 years. In 1994, she returned to Beijing to work in the Ministry of Finance, and then retired as an inspector of the Retired Cadres Bureau. Since 2008, Zhou Bingjian has served as a member of the 11th, 12th and 13th CPPCC National Committee.
The Beijing News reporter noted that during the epidemic, Zhou Bingjian's son and his friends took the initiative to donate anti-epidemic materials to the epidemic-stricken areas to cause concern. "He assumed the social responsibility that a young man should fulfill, and he also did a great deed for the national society on behalf of the descendants of the Zhou family." Zhou Bingjian said.
On grassland protection
Suggest to improve the compensation system for grassland ecological environment damage
Beijing News: Every year, you will bring grassland-related proposals. Are there any special reasons?
Zhou Bingjian: In 1968, when I was 15 years old, I went to the Inner Mongolian pastoral area to live in a yurt and lived in nomadic life like a herdsman. The herdsmen of pastoral areas have been concerned throughout the years.
The Mongolian people are very hardworking, brave, kind and have great love. To be honest, our educated youths who line up in pastoral areas have better physical and mental training than educated youths in other places, especially in life. Of course, what is more important is that we educated youth have learned the true meaning of being a man.
I always think of doing something for the pastoral area, thanking for the return, which is also my responsibility. As a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, I also have an obligation to speak for herdsmen and grasslands.
Beijing News: What are your considerations in revising the Grassland Law?
Zhou Bingjian: More than half a century has passed since we joined the team. Although the grasslands have changed a lot, the grassland degradation status is also very serious.
There are many reasons for this. For example, the relevant policies and regulations issued by the state and localities are not sufficiently connected with the Grassland Law, and there are serious "fragmentation" and contradictions. Overload grazing is one of the main causes of grassland degradation, but the main reason is that the responsibility of grassland contractors is not clear, and the lack of a quantifiable grassland ecological health assessment system.
There are also problems such as insufficient rigidity of laws and regulations, unclear boundaries, inadequate law enforcement, and inadequate management and control, which have made it difficult for the national main functional zone planning to be implemented. According to the division of the main functional areas of the country, natural grasslands such as Hulunbeier and Xilin Gol belong to the development zone that is prohibited from reclamation, but excessive grazing, reclamation, and mining are still prohibited.
In addition, the large-scale net fences in the grassland for many years have caused large-scale desertification and fragmentation of the grassland, and the grassland biological chain has been severely damaged. Modern animal husbandry cannot achieve scale management, and the construction of grassland fences needs to be optimized.
Beijing News: What are your good suggestions?
Zhou Bingjian: I suggest some amendments to the Grassland Law. Grassland protection rights and responsibilities should be established and a new mechanism that does not dare to destroy and cannot afford grassland resources should be established. Deterrence can only be implemented through legal restrictions such as admonishment, embargo, storage, punishment, and chase. Establish and improve the evaluation and evaluation system of grassland protection and restoration objectives, and incorporate the relevant restrictive indicators of grassland protection and restoration into the natural resources assets audit of leading cadres.
Implement the accountability system of the party and government leading cadres for the ecological environment damage, and strictly enforce the life-long accountability system for leading cadres who cause serious damage to the grasslands due to inaction and disorderly actions. It is necessary to further improve the compensation system for grassland ecological and environmental damages. Units and individuals who illegally damage grasslands must be held accountable for their legal responsibilities in accordance with the law, as well as for their compensation for grassland ecological damages, thereby greatly increasing the cost of violations.
In addition, we must strictly observe the red line for grassland ecological protection and build a monitoring platform for the grassland ecological protection red line. It is strictly forbidden to engage in all kinds of development activities that do not conform to the main function positioning on the grasslands within the ecological protection red line. Stepping up law enforcement supervision of grasslands, investigate and deal with illegal reclamation, occupation of grasslands, and unauthorized digging of grassland wild plants, etc. according to law.
Improve and implement the grassland ecological restoration system, increase the management of degraded grasslands, and enhance the grassland ecological functions. Adhere to the scientific preparation of grassland protection and restoration plans, clarify the grassland functional zoning, and formulate protection, restoration and management measures for grasslands in different regions and with different degrees of degradation. Adhere to the combination of natural restoration and artificial restoration, adopt measures such as enclosed grazing ban, supplementary sowing improvement, control of rat pests and poisonous grasses, artificial grass planting and other measures to promote the rest and recuperation of grassland, accelerate the restoration of degraded grassland vegetation, and enhance the ecological function and productivity of grassland.
Talk about the epidemic
We should thank the people of Wuhan and Hubei for their dedication
Beijing News: During the epidemic, will you pay attention to the progress of the epidemic every day?
Zhou Bingjian: Attention is necessary. I watch "News Network" every day, watch mobile news, always pay attention to the progress of the epidemic, and worry about the frontline medical staff and Wuhan people.
Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, from the Party Central Committee to ordinary people and front-line medical staff, they have worked together to stick to their posts to overcome the new crown virus and make their best efforts. The Wuhan people sealed a city, protected the people of one country, and made a huge sacrifice together with life and death, and shared fate.
Although we are not on the front line, we understand the hardships of the people of Wuhan and Hubei, and we should thank them for their dedication. We have also seen that under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the joint efforts of the people of the whole country, it took about three months to achieve decisive results in the Wuhan and Hubei defense battles. Such achievements were hard-won.
Beijing News: Your son donated medical supplies with friends on Sunday, what do you think?
Zhou Bingjian: I am very pleased. He and his friends donate anti-epidemic materials together, he is responsible for contact and docking, and his friends are responsible for shipping. During the period when the domestic epidemic was most severe, they swept goods worldwide and sent them to areas with severe epidemics. Recently, a total of 300,000 masks have been donated to neighboring countries Japan and Cambodia.
Although the number is not large, but he did his best to assume the social responsibility that a young man should fulfill, and on behalf of the descendants of the Zhou family did a great deed for the national society. At the same time, we saw a large number of "post-80s" and "post-90s" being tempered and growing rapidly in this "war epidemic."
Beijing News: Do you have any special requirements for your son?
Zhou Bingjian: The requirements for him are reflected in the bits and pieces of life. When he was in high school, I made a dozen words: self-reliance, compliance with laws and regulations, attention to safety, and social responsibility.
Talk about family style
We must always be ordinary laborers without any specialization
Beijing News: What do you think of the family style of the Zhou family?
Zhou Bingjian: Uncle and his elderly people's request to us is to always work as ordinary laborers and live the same life as ordinary people without any specialization. This is an expectation and request for our nephews and nieces.
This is a very general truth, but it is very difficult to do. People of this generation who came from the 1950s and 1960s did this in ordinary jobs. However, his old man's ideology and spirit cannot be learned in our lifetime.
As a junior, we must follow his example and do it little by little to live up to the expectations of the elderly. Not only our generation, including the next generation and their children, must also use this spiritual requirement to be human.
Beijing News reporter He Qiang