In his keynote report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made it clear that the Party now sees building China into a maritime power of pressing strategic importance.
By becoming a stronger maritime power, China will be better able to safeguard its interests and contribute more to regional and world peace and stability.
China's newly proposed strategy to build a "maritime power" will not lead to marine hegemony, analysts said as the country is engaged in heated discussion of the leadership's call to develop the marine economy.
The government has approved local maritime zoning plans submitted by the city of Shanghai and the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, respectively, for the 2011-2020 period, the State Council said Tuesday.
China's State Council said that Fujian province is the new ocean economy pilot area, the fourth in the country after Shandong, Zhejiang and Guangdong, a statement on the provincial government's website said on Friday.
Chinese maritime authorities have pledged to push forward cooperation in maritime search and rescue operations with their counterparts from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Chinese maritime authorities have pledged to push forward cooperation in maritime search and rescue operations with their counterparts from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, according to maritime officials.
The 2012 World Ocean Week will kick off in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Nov 2.
The expanding yachting industry in China has helped stoke the demand for yacht-driving courses in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
China's "blue economy" development is picking up speed, driven by central government approval of maritime development zones in coastal regions.
China's "blue economy" development is picking up speed, driven by central government approval of maritime development zones in coastal regions.
The international maritime community should work together to help the world economy recover, a Chinese senior legislator said Monday.