China has rolled out official assessment measures for the building of a Beautiful China, with the goal of expanding green and low-carbon development, along with the overall improvement of the country's eco-environmental quality, according to an official document released recently.

The document was jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council. It stipulates that the assessment of annual key targets will cover core areas, including air quality, water and marine ecological environments, the soil environment, solid waste pollution prevention and control, and ecological quality.

The assessment measures are made of five core assessment pillars: responsibility for implementation, annual target delivery, key task completion, fiscal fund use performance, and public satisfaction with local eco-environmental improvements.

According to the document, the assessment work is set to adhere to the following core principles.

First, it must prioritize practical results and proactive accountability.

Second, adherence to both target-oriented and problem-oriented principles is required. Efforts must focus on resolving prominent ecological issues that concern the public, improving the critical battle against pollution, defining key metrics consistent with Beautiful China objectives, and targeting critical sectors and governance nodes.

Third is the adherence to law-based, publicly recognized standards. This must ensure precise, scientific, objective, and impartial reviews, while reducing administrative burdens on grassroots authorities and making use of public oversight.

Fourth, assessment results need to be linked to concrete actions, driving on-the-ground implementation through performance reviews, using assessment outcomes to advance eco-environmental improvement, and cementing accountability for eco-environmental protection at all levels.