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Forum on "Marine Economy and 'Dual Carbon' Strategy" and the Council Meeting of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee was held at Strait International Convention and Exhibition Center in Fuzhou on June 2, 2023. The event was held during the Fuzhou International Fisheries Expo in a combination of online and offline formats. The event was attended by officials and delegates including Ms. Chen Danhong, Director-General of Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Wu Xiande, Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government and President of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, Mr. Zhong Weiyun, Counsel Class 1, China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Dr. Zhang Haiwen, Director-General of Marine Development Strategy, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Hong Huasheng, Former Vice President of the Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial People's Congress, Chief Scientist of the Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Mr. Cui Xiaojian, Deputy Director-General of National Marine Data Information Center, Ms. Gao Lin, Deputy Director-General of Marine Disaster Reduction Center, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Zong Linhong, Deputy Director-General of Department of European and Asian Affairs, CPAFFC, Ms. Jona Widhagdo Putri, Deputy Secretary of China-Indonesia High-level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism (video message), Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha, President of UCLG ASPAC, Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal, Mr. Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Office (video message), Mr. Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, Vice President of PEMSEA Network of Local Governments, Tangerang Regent, Indonesia, Ms. Botika Maitinnara, Chairperson of Kiribati Local Government Association, Kiribati.
The event was hosted by 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government, and supported by United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific, Silk Road Think Tank Association, Foreign Affairs Office of Fujian Provincial People’s Government, Fujian Provincial Bureau of Ocean and Fisheries, and Costal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University.
The forum, focusing on marine economic development with the “Dual Carbon” strategy, will bring together attendees to discuss ways to utilize marine resources sustainably, promote the transformation of old and new drivers for blue economy development, bolster the structural upgrading and green transformation of marine industries, and boost the high-quality development of marine economy, in a bid to make the ocean a new economic growth point and an inexhaustible driving force for sustainable development of all countries. The forum will include an opening ceremony, a keynote speech session and a panel discussion session.
At the opening ceremony of the forum, Mr. Wu Xiande, Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People's Government and President of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, Ms. Chen Danhong, Director-General of Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Ms. Jona Widhagdo Putri, Deputy Secretary of China-Indonesia High-Level Dialogue Mechanism (online), Byanju, President of UCLG ASPAC and Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal, Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Office (video), Zhong Weiyun, Counsel Class 1, China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a speech, and the opening ceremony was hosted by Huang Jianxiong, Secretary General of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee.
The keynote speech of the forum was hosted by Mr. Du Weiguang, Deputy Secretary General of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee and Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Fuzhou Municipal People's Government. Mr. Huang Jianxiong, Secretary General of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee; Mr. Cui Xiaojian, Deputy Director-General of National Marine Information Center, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China; Mr. Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, Vice President of PEMSEA Network of Local Governments, Tangerang Regent, Indonesia; Mr. Manuel Castillo, Environmental Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Division, U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Ms. Gao Lin, Deputy Director-General of Marine Disaster Reduction Center, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, delivered keynote speeches. The panel discussion session was hosted by Mr. Liu Ning, Liu Ning, Programme Officer of Northwest Pacific Action Plan, United Nations Environment Programme. Domestic and foreign guests and experts conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the "dual carbon" path of marine economic development and the green transformation and practice of blue industry.
Mr. Wu Xiande, Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government andPresident of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, said in his speech that in recent years, Fuzhou has been implementing President Xi Jinping's thought of ecological civilization and the important concept of building a maritime community with a shared future, actively practicing the "double carbon" strategy and accelerating the construction of a national demonstration zone for maritime economic development. Focusing on marine scientific research, we have set up six joint R&D centers for marine industries to accelerate the creation of a scientific and innovation highland for marine economy. We strengthen marine ecological protection, adhere to integrated and systemic governance of lands and oceans, and actively promote the declaration of the Minjiang River estuary wetlands as a world natural heritage, and will continue to build a beautiful bay. We have vigorously cultivated new industries such as offshore wind power, marine biomedicine, marine information and marine cultural tourism, completed the first carbon sink transaction for marine fisheries in China, and launched the offshore wind turbine with the world's largest single-unit capacity and longest blade. “Green and low-carbon” has become the distinctive color of Fuzhou's marine economic development.
Ms. Jona Widhagdo Putri, Deputy Secretary of China-Indonesia High-level Dialogue Mechanism, said in her speech that the "Two Country, Twin Park" is the result of cooperation promoted by the leaders of China and Indonesia, and is a new model of economic and trade innovation and development between the two countries. China and Indonesia can promote infrastructure construction, industrial cooperation, investment and trade, and business exchanges through the "Two Country, Twin Parks". China has built the Yuanhong Investment Zone in Fuqing, and Indonesia is also building several parks. Both sides should continue to enhance friendly relations and leverage complementary advantages to achieve win-win cooperation. From the Blessed City to the Blessed Park, and to the Blessed “Two Countries, Twin Parks”, they need to join hands to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
“As we gather here to discuss how to make use of the sustainability of marine resources, we need to pay attention to the important message from Mother Nature: climate change knows no borders", said Byanju, President of UCLG ASPAC and Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal, in his speech. Marine sustainable development and marine ecological protection must be a priority for all cities. We, as local governments, need to share good experiences and practices with each other.
Mr. Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Office, said that the concept of the "dual carbon" strategy, which pursues promoting sustainable economic growth while reducing carbon emissions, is a beacon of hope in our pursuit for a sustainable future. At UNESCO, we have always been at the forefront of promoting marine scientific research and education, and by deepening our understanding of the oceans, we can inform evidence-based policies and practices that promote sustainability.
Delegates also visited the China-Indonesia “Two Countries, Twin Parks”, Three Lanes and Seven Alleys Historic District, and Shipyard Area of China Shipyard Culture Town.
Source: 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee
Forum on Smart Ocean of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee was convened on May 18. Mr. Lin Jian, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee and President of Fuzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Mr. Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Cluster Office in Beijing, Mr. Wang Liyong, Deputy Director-General of China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department, Central Committee of CPC addressed the opening ceremony. Ms. Zong Linhong, Deputy Director-General of Department of European & Asian Affairs, The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), and Mr. Huang Jianxiong, Deputy Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government also attended the forum. Mr. Stuart Crosby, Co-President of United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), Ms. Bernadia Tjandradewi, Secretary General of UCLG ASPAC, and officials of foreign embassies and consulates of relevant countries in China joined via video link. The participants of the event totaled more than 120 people in 70 groups.
Under the theme of “Marine Development Through Science and Technology”, guests of the Forum conducted deliberations around topics such as the construction of marine big data platforms, modern marine agricultural technology, development of smart ocean industries, application of the Internet of Things in ocean-related fields, etc., to pool wisdom for maritime development via science and technology and unlock potential for the blue development that is open, collaborative and universally beneficial, for the joint promotion of maritime economy in cities of countries and regions along the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road.
Prof. Chen Jianming , Director of the Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, chaired the forum, in which eight keynote speakers, namely, Dr Toe Aung, Deputy Director General of Public Relations and Information Department, Yangon City Development Committee, Myanmar, Mr. Alfred Nakatsuma, Adviser for the Clean Cities Blue Ocean Project, Ms. Analisa Low, Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to China, Mr. Chen Nengwang, Director of Department of Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Mr. Jose Marti Alvarez Hidalgo, Consul General of the Republic of Costa Rica in Shanghai, Mr. Genki Terauchi, Senior Researcher of Special Monitoring and Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Centre, Northwest Pacific Action Plan, UN Environment Programme, Mr. Chen Zhongjie, President of Hongdong Fishery Co., Ltd., and Mr. Zeng Zhongcheng, Chief Operating Officer of Tatwah Smartech Co., Ltd., shared achievements and experience of various nations in the development of the “Smart Ocean”, to promote the role of marine-related science and technology in the marine economic development in countries and regions along the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. After the keynote speeches, participants of the Forum also carried out free discussion.
The Marine Economy and Urban Development--Coastal and Port Cooperation Forum was jointly held by 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and Fuzhou Municipal People's Government on May 18, 2019, in Fuzhou. Nearly 150 delegates from 16 countries attended the forum.
In the opening ceremony, Mr. Wang Ning, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee, stressed that relying on ocean and ports, the construction of Maritime Fuzhou will be advanced. Fuzhou government will continuously support the Committee and carry out exchanges and cooperation with port cities and organizations across the world. UCLG ASPAC Co-President Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC and President of the Committee, called for the cooperation among countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific and along the Maritime Silk Road to protect marine environment. UCLG ASPAC Co-President and Dhulikel Municipality Mayor Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha stated that "we are happy of this opportunity to join this forum where we can discuss and strengthen our cooperation at the local level." Mr. Jin Xin, Director of China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of the CPC Central Committee, noted that the Committee has created a new platform to cooperate with other countries and helped to gather coastal resources. Mr. Liu Peng, Deputy Director of Waterway Transport Bureau, Ministry of Transport of the P.R.C., proposed to build smart and green ports and integrate port, industry and city.
Opening speech by Mr. Wang Ning, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee
During the keynote speech session, Mr. You Mengjun, Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People's Government and President of the Committee, presented that Fuzhou is making fully effort to build an international deep-water port, cluster harbor industries in the port, improve the utilization of marine resources, and strengthen people-to-people exchanges. According to Mr. Liu Jian, Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of Silk Road Planning Research Center, the port is an important infrastructure to advance the connectivity of the Belt and Road. Surabaya Vice Mayor Whisnu Sakti Buana expressed that "development does not only consider present needs, but also the future one." Prof. Li Zhenfu from Dalian Maritime University expounded new ideas on developing marine economy from the perspectives of the Belt and Road Initiative, key cities and ports along the route, and how to achieve cooperation. Mr. Alfred Sim, Vice President of Hinterland (PSA), looked forward to the opening of a new international land-sea trade corridor.
Keynote speech by Mr. You Mengjun, Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People's Government
In the promotion session, Mr. Wang Dunxing, Vice General Manager of Fuzhou Port Group Co., Ltd, introduced that the Jiangyin Port of Fuzhou has opened 9 shipping routes along the Belt and Road, and the Group will continuously deepen international cooperation. During the dialogue session, the guests exchanged views on "Port Economy and Urban Development" and "International Cooperation and Prospects for Ports". Mombasa Deputy Governor William Kazungu Kingi hoped to open more routes to make the port development diversified. Dunkirk Deputy Mayor Jean-Yves Fremont said that the port city should develop in a comprehensive way by integrating city, industry, finance and port. Mr. Feng Honghao, Deputy Mayor of Haikou Municipal People's Government, hoped that domestic port cities will cooperate with countries and regions along the Maritime Silk Road in marine economy and port development. Mr. Maung Maung Soe, Mayor of Yangon, expected that maritime trade and seaport construction will be promoted to develop marine economy.
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Moderator: Mr. Hang Dong, Deputy Mayor of Fuzhou Municipal People's Government
and Secretary General of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee
Ms. Wang Xiaohui, Chief Engineer of China's National Marine Data and Information Service, suggested building the industrial alliance and the "Ocean Center City" to achieve common prosperity. Mr. James Palmer, Chief Executive Officer of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, looked forward to more cooperation opportunities in new energy, biofuels, environmental technologies and other fields. Mr. Jing Guifei, Dean of the School of Beidou and the Silk Road, Beihang University, hoped to strengthen the cooperation of navigation technology application in port development. Ms. Joanna Zheng, Executive Director of Aon-COFCO Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. noted that marine insurance expertise and global resources will be used to serve the terminal industry.
In her closing speech, Dr. Bernadia, Secretary General of UCLG ASPAC, stressed the importance of developing a blue economy and the role of ports in economic development. She hoped that local governments will make more efforts to protect marine environment and marine resources.
The “Marine Economy and Urban Development – City Image and Tourism Cooperation” Forum, held in Fuzhou in May 2018, attracted more than 100 guests from 21 countries and regions. In the forum, delegates of Mombasa County, Okinawa Prefecture, Dunkirk Urban Community, Municipality of Pescara, City of Manila, Gwangyang City presented the features of their cities, and had discussions on tourism cooperation. After the promotion, five domestic tourism enterprises signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Tourism Development with five overseas tourism companies in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
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