中國重視保護(hù)人類賴以生存和持續(xù)發(fā)展的生態(tài)環(huán)境,制定了環(huán)境保護(hù)法,確立了經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)、社會(huì)發(fā)展與環(huán)境保護(hù)協(xié)調(diào)發(fā)展的基本方針,規(guī)定了各級(jí)政府、一切單位和個(gè)人保護(hù)環(huán)境的權(quán)利和義務(wù)。為預(yù)防建設(shè)項(xiàng)目對(duì)環(huán)境產(chǎn)生不利影響,制定了環(huán)境影響評(píng)價(jià)法。針對(duì)特定環(huán)境保護(hù)對(duì)象,制定了水污染防治、海洋環(huán)境保護(hù)、大氣污染防治、環(huán)境噪聲污染防治、固體廢物污染環(huán)境防治、放射性污染防治等法律。國務(wù)院制定了建設(shè)項(xiàng)目環(huán)境保護(hù)管理?xiàng)l例、危險(xiǎn)化學(xué)品安全管理?xiàng)l例、排污費(fèi)征收使用管理?xiàng)l例、危險(xiǎn)廢物經(jīng)營許可證管理辦法等行政法規(guī)。地方人大結(jié)合本地區(qū)的具體情況,制定了一大批環(huán)境保護(hù)方面的地方性法規(guī)。中國已經(jīng)建立了國家環(huán)境保護(hù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)體系,截至2010年底,共頒布1300余項(xiàng)國家環(huán)境保護(hù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。中國還不斷加強(qiáng)環(huán)境領(lǐng)域行政執(zhí)法,近5年來,共依法查處環(huán)境違法企業(yè)8萬多家(次),取締關(guān)閉違法排污企業(yè)7293家。
中國還制定了教育法、義務(wù)教育法、高等教育法、職業(yè)教育法、教師法和幼兒園管理?xiàng)l例、教師資格條例、中外合作辦學(xué)條例等法律法規(guī),建立健全了國民教育制度;制定了藥品管理法、母嬰保健法、獻(xiàn)血法、傳染病防治法、體育法、國境衛(wèi)生檢疫法、食品安全法和醫(yī)療器械監(jiān)督管理?xiàng)l例、中醫(yī)藥條例、反興奮劑條例等法律法規(guī),建立健全了保障公民身體健康、生命安全的醫(yī)藥衛(wèi)生制度;制定了居民身份證法、公民出境入境管理法、槍支管理法、消防法、禁毒法、治安管理處罰法、突發(fā)事件應(yīng)對(duì)法和看守所條例、大型群眾性活動(dòng)安全管理?xiàng)l例、煙花爆竹安全管理?xiàng)l例等法律法規(guī),建立健全了維護(hù)社會(huì)秩序和穩(wěn)定、促進(jìn)社會(huì)和諧、保障公共安全的制度;制定了公務(wù)員法、人民警察法、駐外外交人員法和行政機(jī)關(guān)公務(wù)員處分條例等法律法規(guī),建立健全了國家公務(wù)員制度;制定了國防動(dòng)員法、軍事設(shè)施保護(hù)法、人民防空法、兵役法、國防教育法和征兵工作條例、民兵工作條例等法律法規(guī),建立健全了國防和軍隊(duì)建設(shè)制度;制定了科學(xué)技術(shù)進(jìn)步法、科學(xué)技術(shù)普及法、文物保護(hù)法、非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)法和古生物化石保護(hù)條例、長城保護(hù)條例、電影管理?xiàng)l例等法律法規(guī),建立健全了促進(jìn)科技進(jìn)步、保護(hù)和繁榮文化的制度。
China attaches great importance to the protection of the ecological environment for mankind's survival and sustainable development. The state has promulgated the Environmental Protection Law, which lays down the basic principle of coordinated development of economic construction, social development and environmental protection, and dictates that governments at all levels, all organizations and individuals have the right and duty to protect the environment. To prevent negative impact on the environment in the course of project construction, the state has enacted the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment. The state has enacted laws for specific targets in environmental protection, such as those on prevention and control of water pollution, marine environment, atmospheric pollution, environmental noise pollution, environmental pollution by solid waste, radioactive pollution, and other laws. The State Council has formulated the Regulations on the Administration of Environmental Protection of Project Construction, Regulations on the Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals, Regulations on the Collection and Use of Pollutant Discharge Fees, Measures on the Administration of Permits for Operations Involving Hazardous Waste, and other administrative regulations. The local people's congresses, in the light of the specific local conditions in their respective areas, have drawn up a large number of local regulations on environmental protection. China has established a system of national environmental protection standards, and had implemented over 1,300 national environmental protection standards by the end of 2010. China is also constantly strengthening the administrative enforcement of environmental protection laws. Over the past five years the state has investigated over 80,000 cases of violation of environmental protection laws, and has closed down 7,293 offending operations in accordance with the law.
China has also enacted the Education Law, Compulsory Education Law, Higher Education Law, Vocational Education Law, Teachers Law, Regulations on the Administration of Kindergartens, Regulations on the Qualifications of Teachers, and Regulations on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools to establish and improve its national education system. It has enacted the Drug Administration Law, Law on Maternal and Infant Health Care, Blood Donation Law, Law on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Law on Physical Culture and Sport, Frontier Health and Quarantine Law, Food Safety Law, Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices, Regulations on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Anti-Doping Regulations to establish and improve the medical health system to ensure the people's health and safety. It has enacted the Law on Residents' Identity Cards, Law on the Control of Frontier Exit and Entry of Citizens, Law on the Control of Guns, Fire Prevention Law, Law on the Control of Narcotics, Law on Public Security Penalties, Emergency Response Law, Regulations on Detention Centers, Regulations on Safety Management of Large-Scale Mass Activities, and Regulations on the Safety Administration of Fireworks and Firecrackers to establish and improve systems aimed at maintaining social order and stability, promoting social harmony and ensuring public security. China has enacted the Civil Servants Law, People's Police Law, Law on Diplomatic Personnel, and Punishment Ordinance for Civil Servants Working in Administrative Organs to set up and improve the system of public service. China has enacted the National Defense Mobilization Law, Law on the Protection of Military Installations, Civil Air Defense Law, Military Service Law, Law on National Defense Education, Regulations on the Recruitment of Soldiers, and Militia Work Regulations to establish and improve the system of national defense and armed forces building. It has formulated the Law on Science and Technology Progress, Law on Popularization of Science and Technology, Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics, Law on the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Regulations on the Protection of Fossils, Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall, and Regulations on the Administration of Films to establish and improve the system to promote scientific and technological progress, and protect and nourish culture.