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Placing the focus on the campaigns to keep our skies blue, our waters
clear, and our land pollution-free, we inspected the implementation of the
Law on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, the Law on the

Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, and the Law on the Prevention
and Control of Soil Pollution in 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively. We carried
out field inspections in 78 prefecture-level cities in 22 provinces, held 74
seminars, and conducted unannounced investigations in 170 organizations
and projects. Subsequently, a total of 82 problems in 20 categories were
identified, and the names of the 143 organizations in which problems were
discovered were made public. We continued to conduct law enforcement
inspections with regard to environmental protection with the aim of using the

force of the law to assist in winning the battle against pollution. Crucially,
through these inspections we increased the sense of ecological civilization
among the people, fostered widespread awareness on observing
environmental protection laws, and channeled the strength of the rule of law
into building an even more beautiful China with green mountains, clear
waters, and fresh air.

We achieved real progress in research.

Our research initiatives constitute important channels through which the
Standing Committee carries out oversight of work performance. Last year,
members of the Chairperson’s Council, the Standing Committee, special
committees, and work committees conducted a total of 232 research projects,
leading to the compilation of 307 reports. The Standing Committee launched
research projects focusing on major issues pertaining to the development of
the 14th Five-Year Plan, the implementation of its resolution on

environmental protection, the initiative to cherish food and oppose waste, the
reform of the social insurance system and the implementation of the Social
Insurance Law, initiatives to foster ethnic unity and progress, and the
management and reform of government investment funds.

For instance, special committees and work committees spent more than
four months conducting the research project regarding the formulation of the
14th Five-Year Plan. As a result of meticulous organization, 22 reports were

produced on the basis of acquiring a thorough understanding of the following:
issues concerning ethnic groups; national security; finance and the economy;
education, science, culture, and public health; overseas Chinese affairs;
environmental protection; agriculture, rural areas, and rural residents; and
social security.

We worked through multiple channels to ensure the application of our
research results, so that these research reports not only serve the NPC in its

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