China State Planner deputy director Ma Weichen said on Nov. 3 that during the
15th Five-Year period the agency will push to upgrade the marine economy via new
technologies, industries and spatial development. Policy will reinforce core
sectors — marine equipment manufacturing, shipping and fisheries — and
accelerate development of marine biopharma, marine new materials and marine
electronics. China’s marine GDP is expected to exceed 13 trillion yuan by 2030.