Which should receive priority in China?Evironmental protection or econonmic growth.

正方陈词：Good morning everyone! We are here now debating about whether environment protection or economy growth should take priority in China, we think it’s environment growth should be chosen. I have three reasons to prove this point. First, as a developing country, the economy power is far behind the developed counties, China have one  fifth of the people in the world, but the income of per head is only in 109th among countries. so the urgent affairs of china is developing our economy. Second, economy growth doesn’t necessarily conflict with environment protection. we can develop our economy without environment pollution .Third, when our economy strength become strong ,we can spend more money and energy on environment protection,till then it will be a win-win. In a word, considering the current situations, economy growth should take priority in China.

反方陈词：We agree econonmic growth is needed.But think about the past decades,we followed the old model of “first pollution,last treament”, however, how did it come out? The environment problems have become increasingly prominent, and some local regions’ environment have been polluted to a dangerous extent that poses a great threat to our existence.What’s more , the cost was too high and the effect was not up to much by this means, it placed us in a completely passive position. At the same time the people started voicing new values: quality of life, urban conservation and the environment.So,we must get to the bottom of the problem and learne from the past ,that is to say, in the course of development, we should consider the effect of pollution and receive environment protection in first priority. Only in this way can we solve the environmental problems in the future reasonably. That’s all I want to say.

自由辩论

正方：We all know that in many places of china like many poor contries,where the environment is pretty good,there are thousands people 徘徊在贫困线上，lack of maoneyfor the food the need to live.then, opponent debaters,do you think we still need to develop our economics?

反方：But opponent debaters can’t ignore a fact that most areas of China have solved the problem of food and clothing at present.We have had the ability to help them.On the contrary, the level of economic development in many cities in eastern China is very high .But the pollution is pretty serious accordingly. The overcrowded living areas, the foul air, the impure water, the unbearable noise and rush hour traffic, all these things have affected the quality of life. We have money, but being under the sub health condition.Does it make any sense, opponent debaters?

正方：There do exist some estern cities whose economy is quite developed, but you forget that China has 130 billion people. And In most place the economy is quite backward, the estern cities can’t support all need of Chinese people. We know that environment protection need high-technology, High-tech personnel, and science research. They all need a lot of money,and money is created by economy. I want ask my fellow debater that can we protect our environment well without strong economy strenth?

反方：Environmental protection needs economy . But we can’t sacrifice the environment for the economic growth . If you drink polluted water ,eat the toxic food , can we have a high quality of life ? Economic development must be on the premise of environmental protection . The policy of “returning farmland to forests and grass” slow down the  speed of economic development to protect the environment. Doses it show that the environmental protection is more important?

正方：Opponent debaters have refered the returning farmland to forest policy.we admit our country has pay a lot of money for the environment even sacrificing the profit .but we hold the idea that the ep is an appro.. to ensure our economic develop better. As for the incident ,why we give up the money 。。。。。

正方总结：

反方总结: Our opponent said , ” the urgent affairs of china is developing our economy” .The goal we develop the economy today is to create a happy and comfortable life for people in the future . If the economic growth lead to the pollution of the environment ,can we live a better life ? The excessive economic growth has caused the greenhouse effect ,which lead to sea-level rises . As a result , thousands of coastal dweller have to face the fate of the migration . Moreover,the opponent also said ,” when our economy strength become strong ,we can spend more money and energy on environment protection.” I want to question that when the animals and plants have died out , what the opponent debater protect with the money and energy . If the economic growth delays for two years , we can wait two years to develop it .But , if the environmental protection delays two years , the species will be extinct , the resources will exhaust . The urgency like this can’t wait . So our side advocate the environmental protection should receive priority in China.Thank you.