Source: People's Daily
2022 Xiamen International Ocean Week Opening Ceremony. People's Daily Photo by Chen Bo
People's Daily Xiamen, November 10 (Yu Nailiu, Chen Bo) On the morning of the 10th, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Xiamen International Ocean Week and the opening of the Xiamen International Ocean Forum with the theme of "Building new blue development momentum and building a community of shared future for oceans together" were opened. The opening ceremony of
is held in a combination of online and offline ways. Relevant leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the State Oceanic Administration, Fujian Province and Xiamen City attended and delivered speeches. Ten international guests from the United Nations, relevant international organizations and government departments of some countries delivered online speeches.
event site. People's Daily Photo by Chen Bo
Relevant person in charge of the organizer said that the 2022 Xiamen International Ocean Week highlights the study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, actively responds to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, aiming to work together and seek common development, help build a community with a shared future for the ocean, and work together to build blue development into a powerful engine driving ecological civilization construction, human health and well-being, and social economic development.
It is reported that this year's Xiamen International Ocean Week has set up three major sections, including the Ocean Conference Forum, Ocean Professional Exhibition, and Ocean Culture Carnival, and has planned a total of 40 exciting and rich activities. During this period, 16 international organizations will participate in various activities of the Ocean Week, further enhance the international influence of the Ocean Week, and gather nearly 800 companies to discuss and discuss the high-quality development of the marine economy . At the same time, Ocean Week will also hold the 5th International Diving Rescue and Marine Engineering Equipment Exhibition and the 15th Xiamen International Yacht Show to lay a strong atmosphere for Xiamen's marine investment promotion; more than a dozen marine cultural carnival activities such as boat fishing competitions, popular science competitions, marine science open day, and kite festival will help build a Xiamen marine cultural communication brand.
2022 "Ocean Figures" Learning and Promotional Activity Launching Ceremony. People's Daily Photo by Chen Bo
Opening Scene, and the 2022 "Marine Figures" learning and publicity activity organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources was also officially launched. The event aims to promote the style and spirit of the times of grassroots and front-line marine workers, and to take role models as the leading and inspiring the strength to advance in the new journey of building a strong marine country. According to reports, the State Oceanic Administration and relevant units have previously carried out 11 consecutive "Marine Figures" selection activities, and selected 103 outstanding representatives (groups) who have dedicated themselves to marine management, scientific research, national defense, economy, environmental protection, fishery, education, public welfare and other fields.
"2022 China Ocean Development Index" was released at the opening ceremony. People's Daily Photo by Chen Bo
At the opening ceremony, the "2022 China Marine Development Index" was released at the same time. The index conducts a comprehensive quantitative assessment of China's marine economic development, ecological environment, scientific and technological innovation, and marine rights and security, to reflect the current status, results and potential of the marine industry and provide decision-making reference for economic and social development.
event site. Photo by Chen Bo
At the Xiamen International Ocean Forum held on the same day, relevant experts delivered keynote speeches entitled "Actively participate in global ocean governance and promote the building of a community with a shared future for the ocean". It is worth mentioning that in order to highlight industrial characteristics and help the blue economy take off, the forum also invited four industry experts to share on high-end marine equipment, marine biopharmaceutical industry, and new business formats for blue economy development.
