China on Wednesday announced the establishment of a research center on Xi Jinping's thought on ecological progress under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).

 

The center, approved by the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is a major strategic move to encourage all Party members and the whole society to thoroughly study and implement Xi's thought on ecological progress, according to the inaugural meeting held in Beijing.

 

The meeting called for scientific planning, high-standard design, efficient leadership and work mechanism for the center, and stressed efforts to form a team of high-end experts to lead the study, research and publicity of the Party's innovative theory.

 

The center should also strive to make continuous breakthroughs in the study of major issues and actively promote academic innovation, the meeting said, stressing efforts to turn theories into practices to support the country's environmental protection.