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In recent years, the Chinese economy has been growing rapidly, and as a result, so are the environmental stresses. The people living in China’s densely populated regions are threatened by air pollution, contaminated drinking water, water shortages, freshwater and marine pollution, and deforestation. China is not progressing towards a sustainable society, and their speed of economic development can’t be supported by the environment for much longer. The planning of land use should be approached from an ecological point of view, thus preserving the land’s stability. Goals need to be set in place in order to help preserve the three important ecological bases: forests, the base for the terrestrial ecosystem; coastal wetlands, the base for the marine ecosystem; and farmland, the base for producing food. When it comes to these goals, limits should be established on how much land can be used for urban development and manufacturing. Limits on the pollution produced by these activities should be set in place in order to prevent irreversibly damaging the environment. Finally, proper planning needs to be applied to economic development to allow the utilization of energy and resources after satisfying the said constraints.

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