News & Insights Across Asia
On World Environment Day 2026, we explore President Xi Jinping’s vision for a “Beautiful China” and the pursuit of harmony between humans and nature through green transformation.
On World Environment Day 2026, China reaffirms its commitment to green transformation and the vision of building a “Beautiful China” in harmony with nature.
The Chinese mainland is advancing its “Beautiful China” agenda through law-based governance, new environmental codes, and extensive river restoration projects.
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released documents on building a “Beautiful China,” including guidelines for pilot projects and plans for constructing “Beautiful Urban Areas” and “Beautiful Rural Areas.”
Mary Evelyn Tucker of Yale highlights how Confucian ecological ethics and the ‘anthropic cosmic worldview’ inspire China’s ecological civilization and the ‘Beautiful China’ initiative.
