China for International Cooperation in Marine Science
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
China will actively promote maritime scientific research and innovation as well as international cooperation to advance sustainable marine development, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), reports Xinhua.
Chen Lianzeng, deputy director of the SOA, made the remarks at an annual meeting of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong Province, on Monday.
Chen pointed out that global research in ocean science and technology has entered a new stage involving cross-disciplinary studies and international collaboration, adding that all countries should work together to protect the marine environment and combat climate change.
The oceanic administration will work with departments such as the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education to deepen cooperation with PICES "and increase the capital and support from various kinds of fields to solve hot issues that marine countries in the world are facing," Chen said.
More capital and support will be expended on major marine scientific projects in the future and China seeks more cooperation and exchange of senior and young scientists from home and abroad, he said.
Established in 1992, PICES is an intergovernmental scientific organization aiming to promote and coordinate marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas. Its present members include China, the United States, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea and Russia.