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GUIYANG, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A two-day eco-forum opened Saturday in Guiyang, capital city of Guizhou Province, attracting hundreds of government officials, scholars, NGO representatives and business people from around the world.
Over the years, the forum has served as platform for exchange of information in the field of ecological civilization, said Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in a statement to the meeting.
Jia said that the forum should continue its efforts in environmental protection and actively push forward the development of ecological civilization so as to build a resource-conserving and environmental-friendly society.
China has been promoting eco-civilization as a strategic objective for the country`s future development in recent years.
This year`s forum, themed "Green Changes toward Eco-Civilization, Challenges and Opportunities," is co-sponsored by the CPPCC, Peking University and Guizhou`s provincial government.
The forum has been held annually in Guiyang since 2009.
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