China News Service, Beijing, October 17th. The 22nd meeting of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee held a joint meeting on the morning of the 17th in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to review the soil pollution prevention and control law enforcement inspection report and conduct special inquiries.
Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, participated in the deliberations and inquiries.
Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, presided over the meeting.
Six members of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress including Zhao Xiangeng, Yuan Si, Dou Shuhua, Cheng Lifeng, Tan Yaozong, and Li Xiaodong, as well as participants such as Wang Xiaoning and Wang Xiufeng, focused on how to implement the responsibility system for soil pollution prevention and control targets, how to protect the cultivated land environment and ensure food safety, and how to be scientific and stable. Promote the safe use of agricultural land and pollution restoration, how to strengthen the access management of construction land, how to better solve the rights and responsibilities of land restoration, and how to increase policy support for soil restoration.
State Councilor Wang Yong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and Director of the National Development and Reform Commission He Lifeng, and the main leaders of relevant State Council departments including the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs answered ask.
Li Zhanshu pointed out in his speech that under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s thoughts on ecological civilization, China’s ecological environmental protection has undergone historic, turning, and overall changes. The sky is bluer and the water is more blue. Clear and greener mountains have gradually become a reality.
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress resolutely implemented the Party Central Committee’s decision and deployment on pollution prevention and control, formulated and revised many environmental protection laws, made special resolutions, and continuously carried out law enforcement inspections such as the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and the Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law. Reviewing a number of work reports, and continuing to strengthen legislation and supervision of ecological and environmental protection.
Pollution prevention and control is both a tough battle and a protracted battle. It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's thoughts on ecological civilization, proceed from the role of the National People's Congress, and promote pollution prevention and ecological environmental protection in accordance with the law, and continue to exert efforts for long-term success.
Li Zhanshu emphasized that we must adhere to the people-centered approach, respond to the people's thoughts, hopes, and urgency, and protect the good ecological environment, the most inclusive welfare of the people.
We must closely follow the legal system and legal regulations, and continue to use legal weapons to help win the battle against blue sky, clear water, and pure land.
We must adhere to a scientific attitude, apply scientific methods, proceed from reality in everything, and carry out pollution control according to time, place, and situation.
It is necessary to vigorously support scientific research institutions and relevant enterprises to strengthen basic research, technological research, and application of results, and earnestly summarize and promote effective and good practices in pollution control.
Wang Yong said that in recent years, soil pollution control has achieved remarkable results, but there are still some weak links and outstanding problems, and the control tasks are still arduous. The State Council and relevant departments must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, and take this law enforcement inspection as an opportunity to consolidate the target responsibility system, strengthen the use of assessment results, and increase inspections and inspections. Focusing on law enforcement and supervision, raising the awareness of participation by the whole society, and strengthening support and guarantee capabilities, we will further increase our work, rectify outstanding problems, and solidly promote soil pollution prevention and control in accordance with the law, so that people can "eat and live with peace of mind." (Finish)