China News Service, Beijing, March 6th, Question: Why does Xi Jinping say "you can't throw away the guy who eats in your hand first"?
China News Agency reporter Ma Xueling and Huang Yuqin
"You can't throw the guy who eats in your hand first, and the new guy who eats hasn't got your hands yet, that's not good."
This sentence was said by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission after listening to the speeches of the delegates on March 5.
On the same day, when he attended the deliberations of the Inner Mongolia delegation at the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress, he expounded his thinking on carbon neutrality.
The outside world is curious, why did he emphasize this?
One is problem orientation.
The "dual carbon" goal is a major strategic decision China announced at the UN General Assembly.
However, in the process of achieving this goal, there are some places that are out of touch with reality and eager for success, and even engage in sports-style "carbon reduction" and "sudden brakes".
Xi Jinping noticed these problems and pointed out that we must not only have a green and clean environment, but also ensure the normal operation of our production and life.
Second, national conditions orientation.
It is China's national conditions to be rich in coal, poor in oil and less in gas, and it is difficult to fundamentally change the coal-dominated energy structure in the short term.
In this case, how to achieve the "two-carbon" goal?
"This matter should be considered in accordance with the national layout." Xi Jinping pointed out that the "dual carbon" goal is from a national perspective, where to reduce it, where to clear it, where it can be retained, and even where it should be used as an energy conservation measure. The increase must be measured from a national perspective.
It can be seen that the realization of the "dual carbon" goal is a long-term task, and the green transition is a process, not a one-off thing.
Third, effect-oriented.
China will use the shortest time in the history of the world to achieve from carbon peak to carbon neutrality. The difficulty of things can be imagined.
To achieve this long-term goal, courage alone is obviously not enough. It is necessary to be firm and to advance scientifically and orderly.
How to advance scientifically and orderly?
Xi Jinping has given a methodology - we must establish first and then break, and we cannot break before establishing.
He said, "You can't throw the guy who eats in your hand first, and the new guy who eats hasn't got your hands yet. That's not good."
Xi Jinping warned: "Carbon reduction must grasp the principle of establishing first and then breaking."
Between priorities, breaking the debate... In the face of Inner Mongolia, a major energy province (region), Xi Jinping clarified his ideas for China to achieve the "dual carbon" goal, "We must calculate the big account, the long-term account, the overall account, and the comprehensive account. account".
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