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Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, adopted
one resolution, and is currently deliberating the draft wetlands protection law.
We put in place the strictest systems and the most rigorous legislation in

order to draw an ecological red line to protect our clear waters and green
mountains.

The Yangtze River Protection Law was passed in December 2020. As the
first specialized law covering the whole river basin, this law fully reflects our
commitment to well-coordinated environmental protection and over-
development prevention. A full year was spent drafting the law, with three
deliberations taking place the following year. The Standing Committee also

convened a symposium on its implementation in a timely fashion. All of these
steps are designed to advance the protection of this vitally important
waterway in accordance with the law for the benefit of our people and future
generations, so that the Yangtze Economic Belt becomes a key model for
prioritizing ecological conservation and boosting green development, a major
channel for facilitating domestic and international economic circulation, and a
major force for catalyzing high-quality development.

We worked effectively to implement the Civil Code.

The Civil Code is the first piece of legislation to carry the title of code that

has been enacted since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The
Code is a fundamental law in the socialist system of laws with Chinese
characteristics that serves to build the legal foundation, stabilize expectations,
and yield long-term benefits. The Standing Committee made effective
preparations for its implementation and pushed for revisions and
improvements to supporting laws, regulations, and judicial interpretations.

We thoroughly explained the new regulations, concepts, and principles in the
Civil Code, and led the way in publicizing, promoting, and ensuring its
implementation, so that this law is thoroughly observed throughout society
and well received by the people.

Third, we conducted oversight of legal compliance and work
performance in accordance with the law, thus providing support through
oversight.

At all times, we worked to ensure that our legally prescribed duties were
carried out within the statutory limits of authority and through the
procedures as defined in law. By exercising appropriate and effective

oversight, we advanced full and effective implementation of the Constitution
and the law, and ensured law-based exercise of administrative, supervisory,
adjudicatory, and procuratorial powers.

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