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SANYA, China, Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

On November 9, 2021, the Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean

Governance 2021 was held in Sanya, Hainan.

The symposium was co-sponsored by China-Southeast Asia Research Center on the

South China Sea, National Institute for South China Sea Studies and China

Oceanic Development Foundation. More than 800 experts, academics, former

political leaders, senior foreign diplomats, representatives of international

organizations and government officials from more than 30 countries and regions

attended the symposium in person or remotely.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a video keynote

speech at the opening ceremony. Wu Jianghao, Assistant Minister of Foreign

Affairs of China, delivered a keynote speech at the main venue in Sanya. Wang

Hong, Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Administrator of the State Oceanic

Administration, and Wang Bin, Vice Governor of Hainan Province, delivered

speeches at the opening ceremony. Former Philippine President Ms. Gloria

Macapagal Arroyo, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Liu Zhenmin,

Secretary-General of International Seabed Authority Mr. Michael Lodge, and

Chair of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf Mr. Adnan Rashid

Nasser Al-Azri made video remarks.

Wang Yi said that China stands ready to work with other countries in the world

to promote the building of a maritime community of a shared future. He stressed

that we need to stay committed to multilateralism and jointly safeguard the

maritime order. We need to stay committed to dialogue and consultation and

jointly promote peace of the ocean, and China and ASEAN countries should seize

the opportunity to strive for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in

the South China Sea and make the South China Sea a sea of peace, friendship,

and cooperation. Lastly, we need to stay committed to green development and

protect the marine environment to ensure that our blue planet retains its

primary color.

In the two-day symposium, participants have extensive discussion and in-depth

exchanges on such topics as "Opportunities and Challenges to Global Ocean

Governance", "Reframe a Security Architecture in the South China Sea", "Ocean

Governance Practices in the South China Sea", "Frontier Research on

International Law of the Sea", "Cooperation on Maritime Security and Safety",

"Ocean Governance Practices in the Arctic" and "Blue Economy and Sustainable

Ocean Development".

SOURCE: National Institute for South China Sea Studies, China