The 2026 First FAO-CFA Joint International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture opened on March 18 in Fuzhou.
Government representatives, experts, enterprise delegates and professionals of specialized investment institutions from more than 40 countries around the world attended the conference. With "Cooperation for Sustainable Development" as its core theme, the conference closely follows the development trends of the global aquaculture industry and builds a high-end exchange platform across borders, fields and industries. Through diverse forms such as keynote seminars, thematic exchanges and on-site industrial inspections, participants jointly explored paths for the green transformation and innovative development of the aquaculture industry, promoted the implementation of the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture, and injected new impetus into the high-quality development of the global blue economy.
Attending guests will visit high-quality aquaculture bases in Fujian province for on-site inspections, discuss the in-depth integration of theories and industrial practices, and advance the application and transformation of technologies and models.
At present, global aquaculture is facing common challenges including climate change, resource constraints and market fluctuations, making the deepening of international cooperation crucial. As an important window to showcase the "Chinese wisdom" and "Chinese solutions" for aquaculture, this conference fully presents the complete industrial innovation chain of China ranging from scientific research and innovation, technology transformation to supporting services. It also serves as a key platform for exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign governments, industries, universities and research institutes, driving global aquaculture toward a greener, more efficient and sustainable path, and contributing China’s strength to the transformation of the global food system and the high-quality development of the blue economy.
Source: XINHUA
2026-03-20
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BEIJING, March 15 (Reporter Kong Dechen) -- The Ministry of Natural Resources recently held a press conference to release the 2025 China Marine Economy Statistical Bulletin (hereinafter referred to as the "Bulletin"). According to preliminary calculations in the Bulletin, China's gross marine product (GMP) reached 11.018 trillion yuan in 2025, up 5.5% year on year, accounting for 7.9% of the gross domestic product (GDP), 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous year. China's marine economy maintained steady progress and achieved new results in high-quality development.
It was introduced that the marine economy boosted the sound development of the national economy, driving national economic growth by 0.4 percentage points in 2025. According to the Bulletin, in terms of the structure of the three industries, the added value of the marine primary industry was 0.4923 trillion yuan, that of the marine secondary industry 4.1017 trillion yuan, and that of the marine tertiary industry 6.424 trillion yuan, accounting for 4.5%, 37.2% and 58.3% of the GMP respectively. In 2025, the added value of 15 major marine industries reached 4.5814 trillion yuan, up 6.0% year on year; the added value of marine scientific research and education was 0.7395 trillion yuan, and that of marine public administration and services 1.8123 trillion yuan, driving the added value of marine-related industries to 3.8848 trillion yuan.
The supporting role of the marine manufacturing sector continued to strengthen. In 2025, the added value of marine manufacturing reached 3.5233 trillion yuan, up 6.8% year on year, 1.3 percentage points higher than the GMP growth rate, showing an increasingly strong supporting role for marine economic growth. The marine shipbuilding industry achieved an added value of 181.1 billion yuan in 2025, up 25.1% year on year. China's global market share in new orders, completed ships and handheld orders for seagoing vessels, measured in compensated gross tonnage (CGT), remained above 50%, ranking first in the world for 16 consecutive years.
The leading role of marine services became more prominent. In 2025, the added value of marine services reached 6.424 trillion yuan, accounting for 58.3% of the GMP and driving marine economic growth by 3.0 percentage points, continuing to serve as the main engine of marine economic development. The integration of marine culture and tourism featured bright spots, with the quality of marine tourism steadily improving. The sector achieved an added value of 1.6273 trillion yuan for the whole year, up 5.9% year on year.
Emerging marine industries continued to grow and expand. The Bulletin showed that the marine engineering equipment manufacturing sector accelerated its recovery, with its added value increasing by 10.2% year on year. The marine pharmaceutical and biological products industry maintained steady development, with continuous deepening in R&D and accelerated emergence of innovative achievements. The scale of the offshore wind power market kept expanding, with newly installed grid-connected capacity surging by more than 60% year on year, and remarkable results achieved in the integrated development of the "offshore wind power plus" model.
Source: people.cn
2026-03-18
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China's ongoing two sessions are drawing widespread attention from scholars and observers around the world. In a recent interview with China Daily, Ky Sereyvath, director general of the Institute of China Studies at the Royal Academy of Cambodia and economic advisor to Cambodia's prime minister, spoke highly of the Communist Party of China's achievements in poverty alleviation.
Ky highlighted the CPC's governing role in strengthening domestic and global connectivity, promoting economic reform and raising standards of education.
He added that Cambodia has a lot to learn from China's development experience. "I think Cambodia and China must build a long-lasting friendship together for the future," he said.
Source: Chinadaily.com.cn
2026-03-13
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