2026-06-23

Tri-city alliance launched to protect Xiamen's dolphins

Xiamen is China's only major city where these marine mammals, under first-class State protection and affectionately nicknamed the "giant pandas of the sea", live right alongside bustling urban life and can be spotted occasionally by residents.

2026-06-23

Scientists deploy precision tools to revive mangrove wetlands nationwide

The Ministry of Natural Resources has unveiled an accelerated ecological framework for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–30), mandating a shift toward systematic governance and precision marine restoration powered by standardized, high-tech engineering toolkits.

2026-06-23

Fairer ocean governance underlined

"The ocean is the common home of humanity and an important field of global governance," Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, said in a general statement at the 36th Meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

2026-06-23

China calls for fairer global ocean governance at UN meeting

China on June 17 called for stronger multilateral cooperation and a fairer global ocean governance system at a United Nations meeting on the law of the sea.

2026-06-23

Magic behind Xiamen's picture-perfect sea

From restoring Wuyuan Bay to upgrading the entire shoreline, Xiamen has made ecological restoration part of its daily tidal rhythm.

2026-06-23

Fujian-OI builds a comprehensive, multi-tiered marine innovation system

Between blue skies and the sea, a new hub for sci-tech innovation is rising along Xiamen's eastern coast. Since its launch in January 2025, Fujian Ocean Innovation Center (Fujian-OI) has been bringing deep-sea research out of the lab and onto the production line.

2026-06-17

Chinese horseshoe crabs spotted in Xiamen's Yundang Lake

2026-06-17

China bids to host BBNJ secretariat in Xiamen to boost global ocean governance

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks at a press conference on a white paper titled "More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and Actions" on June 17.