GREEN GROWTH

The meeting also proposed enhancing environmental governance, protection, and investment and policies.

Axel Berger, political scientist at the German Development Institute, said, if China managed to green its growth model, it would have a tremendous positive effect globally.

"If ... a large economy such as China is able to shift its growth model from a high to low carbon one, this will push more reluctant countries to move as well in such a direction," said Berger, who identifies managing the rapid urbanization while building a low carbon urban infrastructure as one of the key challenges in terms of green growth.

For his part, Jiang said, if the adjustment of China's industrial structure went smoothly, it would increase domestic demand and form a sound relationship between the environment and economic growth, which would help boost the development of the Chinese economy and deepen reform and opening-up.