BAKU, August 19 (Xinhua) (Reporter Liu Shuchen) – According to a report from Tbilisi, Elbrus Mamedov, Director of the Georgian “Great Silk Road” Strategic Analysis Center (GSAC), published an article on the center’s website on August 18, highlighting the significant global implications of China’s newly implemented Ecological and Environmental Code. Mamedov praised the code as an important achievement in China’s long-term ecological governance efforts and noted that it offers a new model for global environmental governance. He emphasized that the code is poised to have a far-reaching influence on global environmental protection policies and related economic standards. Excerpts of the article are below:
On August 15, Ecological and Environmental Code of the People’s Republic of China officially came into effect. This code integrates considerations of the relationship between humans and the natural world, as well as between economic development and environmental protection. Its significance goes beyond China’s domestic context, extending into the realm of international environmental governance. China views ecological protection and industrial modernization as a unified process in which environmental protection and economic development complement one another. Environmental protection requirements can serve as a driver for technological advancement and innovation among enterprises.
China is an industrial powerhouse, and the Ecological and Environmental Code will enhance the global influence of the country’s environmental standards. Foreign companies operating in the Chinese market will need to comply with these laws, while Chinese companies will also incorporate these standards into international investments and infrastructure projects they undertake. With the continued expansion of China’s technological applications, investment portfolio, and green infrastructure projects, the code is expected to gradually influence global green economic and technological standards.
China is increasingly playing an active role in shaping principles and mechanisms for international ecological and environmental governance. China’s approach offers a valuable reference point, particularly for other developing countries, as it demonstrates that it is not necessary to choose between economic growth and environmental protection. Instead, green technologies, sustainable investments, and environmental protection can act as forces that drive development.