As a country of prime importance to the world economy today, China should continue to enhance international relations and to focus its attention on cooperation on a global scale and, as such, the green economy and sustainable development are fundamental and essential.
With the theme of "Embracing a new era of eco-civilization - a new agenda, a new normal and new action", the Eco Forum Global Annual Conference Guiyang 2015 is being held in the capital of Guizhou province from Friday through Sunday.
Conference intensifies global cooperation and promotes China's participation in creating new climate standards, Wang Xiaodong reports.
Eco Forum Global is an annual international platform, dedicated to facilitating cooperation among key decision-makers from governments, businesses, academia, media and international organizations.
I congratulate Guizhou province government and the organizers of the Eco Forum Global Conference 2015 for preparing this year's annual meeting around the main theme of "Embracing a new era of eco-civilization: New agenda, new normal, new action".
As the Conference of the Parties (to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Paris draws nearer, the focus on topics such as climate change and sustainable development has been growing steadily.
China has stepped up efforts to develop a green economy with several cities launching more sustainable and innovation-driven projects in recent years. Guizhou province stands out with its unique eco-agriculture and a comprehensive healthcare industry.
Guizhou will not sacrifice its environment for faster economic growth, but will attach the same importance to them to try and increase economic, social and ecological benefits, its top official said.
The first national big data lab was founded at the end of last month in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province. Serving as a cross-regional cooperation platform, it is expected to attract global researchers, managers and decision makers in the big data industry.
A mountainous province in Southwest China, Guizhou is renowned for its cultural diversity and pristine natural beauty. The province is trying to highlight characteristics unique to the province to boost its eco-tourism industry.
At the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, China vowed to cut its carbon emissions per GDP by 40 to 45 percent and raise the percentage of its total energy mix supplied by clean energy to 15 percent by 2020.
In July 2013, when President Xi Jinping met with his then Swiss counterpart, Ueli Maurer, in Beijing, Xi said that the natural conditions of China's Guizhou province were similar to those of Switzerland and that he hoped the two could cooperate on ecological and economic development. Today, Switzerland and Guizhou are well on their way to a cooperative partnership.
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