The gross production value of China's maritime¹ industry grew by 7.5 percent annually² on average in the past five years, accounting³ for nearly 10 percent of the country's GDP, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) announced Sunday.

 

中国国家海洋局周日宣布，过去五年间海运业总产值年度平均增长7.5%，占GDP差不多10%的份额。

 

The maritime economy generated 7.8 trillion yuan (1.22 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2017, said SOA director Wang Hong at a national maritime meeting.

 

China aims to increase the gross production value of its maritime industry to 10 trillion yuan by 2020 and have it account for around 15 percent of the country's GDP by 2035, according to Wang.

 

Among major progress made last year, the SOA, for the first time, dispatched inspectors⁴ to 11 coastal⁵ provinces, municipalities and regions for reclamation⁶ projects.

 

The SOA concluded a nationwide survey of land-based sources of marine⁷ pollution, identifying a total of 9,600 such sources.

 

A platform for maritime management in the Nansha Islands was also set up, and forecasts on the marine environment of three reefs including Yongshu, Meiji and Zhubi began to be released.

 

China made progress in maritime research expeditions, including those made by icebreaker Xuelong and deep-sea manned submersible Jiaolong, according to SOA.

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