The 2026 Maritime Cooperation and Development Forum opened in Qingdao, Shandong on the 17th. Hu Chunhua, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Hu Chunhua pointed out that President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of the maritime industry and is leading China's maritime economy to continuously open up new situations. President Xi Jinping proposed the important concept of building a common destiny of the seas, providing China's proposition and China's plan for global ocean governance. Hu Chunhua said that in recent years, China has continuously deepened international cooperation in the marine field and is committed to jointly promoting the prosperity of the maritime economy and achieving sustainable development. The ocean is a strategic location for high-quality development. China is ready to uphold the concept of building a common destiny of the ocean, join hands with other countries to build a modern marine industry system, deepen joint innovation in marine science and technology, build a strong barrier to marine ecological safety, enhance marine cultural exchanges and mutual learning, maintain maritime order and stability, and jointly promote the development of the marine industry to a new stage in the new era to better benefit the people of the world.

The 2026 Maritime Cooperation and Development Forum opened in Qingdao, Shandong on the 17th. Hu Chunhua, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Hu Chunhua pointed out that President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of the maritime industry and is leading China's maritime economy to continuously open up new situations. President Xi Jinping proposed the important concept of building a common destiny of the seas, providing China's proposition and China's plan for global ocean governance. Hu Chunhua said that in recent years, China has continuously deepened international cooperation in the marine field and is committed to jointly promoting the prosperity of the maritime economy and achieving sustainable development. The ocean is a strategic location for high-quality development. China is ready to uphold the concept of building a common destiny of the ocean, join hands with other countries to build a modern marine industry system, deepen joint innovation in marine science and technology, build a strong barrier to marine ecological safety, enhance marine cultural exchanges and mutual learning, maintain maritime order and stability, and jointly promote the development of the marine industry to a new stage in the new era to better benefit the people of the world.