File photo of a clothing factory[Photo: baidu.com]

China is expected to push the development of green manufacturing during the 2016-2020 period.

The move comes after the central government issued the proposals for mapping out the blueprint for the country's development over the next five years.

Under the proposal, China will steer traditional manufacturing toward an environmentally friendly path, establish a low-carbon circular production system and encourage businesses to upgrade technology.

At the same time, China is going to establish the Green Development Fund to promote clean production methods and sustainable growth.

For more on this, CRI's Bob Jones spoke earlier with John Ross, senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University.