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2016/OFWG/011
Agenda Item: II
China Economy Report
Purpose: Information
Submitted by: China
7th Ocean and Fisheries Working Group Meeting
Piura, Peru
20–22 September 2016
China Economy Report
Submitted by China
Sep 2016
The year of 2016 is the first year for the implementation of the 13th Five-Year Plan of China, which
provides both new opportunities and challenges for the development of marine cause. Since the 6th
meeting of the Ocean and Fisheries Working Group (OFWG), China has launched a series of relevant
work and made remarkable progress in areas as follows: coastal and marine ecosystem conservation
and disaster resilience, the role of the ocean on food security and relevant trade, marine science,
technology and innovation and blue economy.
1. Coastal and marine ecosystem conservation and disaster resilience
State Oceanic Administration has attached great importance to marine ecosystem conservation. In
2016, State Oceanic Administration has taken marine ecological civilization construction as the main
stream, adhered to the innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development concept,
focused on advance researches on three major projects including wetland-restoring project named as
“mangroves in the south and salt marshes in the north”, Blue Bay Initiative and Comprehensive
Observation and Monitoring Project, improved environmental disaster and emergency response
mechanism, and built integrated, high-efficient, open and coordinated marine forecast and disaster
prevention system.
On 25th, June, State Oceanic Administration promulgated officially “National Ocean Consciousness
Development Index Evaluation Index System”, which would provide reference and basis for evaluating
national ocean consciousness level and further conducting propaganda and education on ocean
consciousness. Eco Forum Global Annual Conference Guiyang 2016 promoted experience sharing of
constructing marine ecosystem civilization, during which China and America signed Sino-US “Partner
Cities” Ocean Debris Prevention MOU. China and America decided to jointly promote discussion and
cooperation in MPAs, reducing ocean acidification and preventing marine pollution. China reviewed
Amendments (Draft) to Marine Environment Protection Law, which increases penalties to those who
pollute oceans, and adds rules on establishing and improving compensation system of marine
ecosystem conservation and adheres strictly to the Red Line of ecosystem conservation when
exploiting and utilizing marine resources. On Aug, 2016, State Oceanic Administration promulgated
that nine new national ocean parks would be established to strengthen conservation for main
protective targets and marine ecosystem.
2. The Role of the ocean on food security and relevant trade
Ministry of Agriculture issued Key Tasks of Fishery in 2016, which calls for accelerating transition and
upgrading of fishery, enhancing supply capacity of secure aquatic products, conservation capacity of
living aquatic resources, technological innovation capacity of fishery, support capacity of fishery
facilities and equipment, development capacity of fishery’s “going out”, fishery risk prevention capacity
and capacity of governing fishery according to law, rapid development of leisure fishery, advancing the
information construction of fishery, and forming a new development pattern of modern fishery. During
Jan, 2016 to June, 2016, aquatic products has achieved steady development, with steady elevation of
quality and safety, stable price, recover of fishery benefits and higher per capita net income of
fishermen than that of the same period of last year.
Sino-US fishery dialogue was officially established in areas including sustainable fishery and fight
against IUU fishing. The first meeting of Sino-US fishery dialogue was held in Apr, 2016, and discussed
relevant issues.
3. Marine science, technology and innovation
State Council issued The 13th Five-Year Plan for Innovations of National Science and Technology,
which requires that China will vigorously develop technologies in high-efficiently exploiting, utilizing and
conserving marine resources, including deep-sea exploration, security of marine environment,
sustainable exploitation and utilization of living marine resources, sea water desalination and
multipurpose utilization and large marine engineer equipments; pay more attention to impacts of
environment observation and changes in polar regions on climate of the whole world as well as China,
prospecting and utilization of resources in polar regions; deploy and launch a new batch of major
science and technology projects. State Oceanic Administration is working with relevant departments to
compile and publish a series of plans for marine science and technology: General Plan for Innovations
of National Marine Science and Technology (2016-2030), National Plan for Developing the Marine
Programs Through Science and Technology (2016-2020).
4. Blue economy
The 13th Five-Year Plan Outline puts forward that China needs to expand the space of blue economy,
coordinate the development of land and sea, and develop marine economy. According to relevant
requirements of the 13th Five-Plan Outline, National Development and Reform Commission and State
Oceanic Administration are working together to compile National Plan for Developing the Marine
Programs Through Science and Technology (2016-2020). Approved by the State Council and taking
“Blue Economy Leads Transition and Upgrading” as development strategy, Shandong Science Park
will develop as an innovation center of marine science and technology with global influence, which will
explore a new way for higher quality and efficiency of economy.
On 28th, Jun, 2016, the 4th APEC Blue Economy Forum was held in Haikou, China. On 13th, Jul, 2016,
Second IORA Economy Core Group Workshop was held in Qingdao, and China would like to realize
common development with IORA on the basis of mutual help to make up what the other lacks and
mutual beneficial cooperation. During the 8th Sino-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in 2016, both
China and America expressed their willingness to strengthen cooperation on blue economy through
bilateral and multilateral channels, and realize the common goals of Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation as follows: Blue Economy is an approach to advance sustainable management and
conservation of ocean and coastal resources and ecosystems and sustainable development, in order
to foster economic growth.