Shandong: Persist in seeking strength from the sea, focus on marine economy, and actively promote the construction of a strong marine province
Release time：2024-08-15click：5
In June 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during an inspection in Shandong that the development of marine economy and marine scientific research is a very important aspect in promoting our strategy of strengthening our country. We must do a good job. Key technologies must be independently developed by us. The future of marine economy development Infinite. In May this year, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Shandong, he emphasized the need to take advantage of the unique advantages of abundant marine resources, manage the ocean, and strengthen the sea, build a world-class marine port group, and create a highland for the development of a modern marine economy. The Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government have thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions, anchored on “moving forward and opening new games”, and actively promoted the construction of a strong maritime province. In 2023, the province's gross marine product value will be 1,701.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the national gross marine product, accounting for 17.2% of the national gross marine product value.
1. Improve the maritime-related policy system
Incorporate the construction of a strong maritime province into the province’s “eight major development strategies” For major tasks such as "Breakthrough of Nine Powerful Provinces", the Provincial Party Committee Marine Development Committee was established, with the main responsible comrade of the Provincial Party Committee serving as director. It held multiple work conferences on the construction of a strong marine province in the province to plan ideas for marine development. Policy documents such as the Action Plan for the Construction of a Strong Maritime Province in Shandong, the Action Plan for the Construction of a Strong Maritime Province, the “14th Five-Year Plan” Marine Economic Development Plan, and the Three-Year Action Plan for the Construction of a World-class Port Group have been issued. Carry out national innovation demonstration of marine economic development, use marine economic development as the theme, build Qingdao West Coast New Area at a high level, and further promote the construction of Qingdao Blue Valley, Weihai, and Rizhao marine economic development demonstration zones.
2. Accelerate the construction of a modern marine industry system
Relying on 32 provincial-level marine characteristic industrial parks, establish a strong marine industry The province will build a key project library and accelerate the construction of a modern marine industry system. Six marine industries, including marine fishery, marine aquatic product processing industry, marine mining, marine salt industry, marine chemical industry, and marine power industry, have formed scale advantages. 67 national-level marine ranch demonstration areas were built and 47 seawater desalination projects were built with a total production capacity of 723,200 tons per day. For two consecutive years, more than 2 million kilowatts of offshore wind power were added to the grid, accounting for 40% and 31% of the country's newly added grid-connected power respectively. China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform "CNOOC Guanlan" set sail after completing the overall floating installation in Qingdao. The independently developed "Blue Whale 1" and "Blue Whale 2" drilling platforms and the 100,000-ton smart breeding vessel "Guoxin 1" have set many world records.
3. Continuously improve marine science and technology innovation capabilities
The Laoshan Laboratory was officially established. Qingdao Mingyue Seaweed Group and the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute took the lead in building 2 national key laboratories, and have 25 provincial key laboratories, 23 provincial technology innovation centers and 4 provincial innovation and entrepreneurship communities. It has 46 "national" scientific research platforms such as the National Marine Comprehensive Test Site (Weihai), the National Deep Sea Base, and the Marine Science Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. By the end of 2023, 16 projects in the province’s marine field have won national science and technology awards. There are 55 maritime-related scientific research institutes at or above the provincial level and 22 maritime-related colleges and universities. It has 22 full-time academicians in the marine field stationed in Shandong and 43 national outstanding youths in the marine field.
Four. Deeply promote the construction of world-class ports
The first hydrogenation station in the country's ports - Qianwan Port Area Hydrogenation Station The hydrogen station was completed and put into operation and is fully licensed. 343 container routes have been opened, including 245 foreign trade routes and 44 international friendly ports. In 2023, coastal ports will complete cargo throughput of 1.97 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%. The container throughput was 41.75 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 11.1%. The “Belt and Road” Qingdao Shipping Index has become an important reference for economic and trade exchanges with countries along the route.
Five. Continuously accelerating the pace of green and low-carbon transformation
Take the lead in establishing a marine ecological redline system for the entire sea area, and comprehensively implement the Under the long-term system, the proportion of excellent water quality in the province's coastal waters has stabilized at around 90%, and the water quality of the 40 state-controlled rivers flowing into the sea has all reached Class IV and above. The ecological red line system for the entire sea area has been strictly implemented. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", 42.9 kilometers of coastline and 8,661 hectares of coastal wetlands have been renovated and restored. Build the Changdao Marine Ecological Civilization Comprehensive Experimental Zone to become a national practice and innovation base for "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets". Establish a comprehensive natural disaster monitoring and early warning information system and a marine disaster emergency rescue system in Shandong Province.
6. Continue to deepen open ocean cooperation
Successfully held major events such as the World Marine Science and Technology Conference and the International Marine Power Equipment Expo. activities, the Qingdao Forum on East Asia Marine Cooperation was held continuously, and the permanent address of the Marine and Fisheries Special Committee of the Northeast Asia Local Government Association was settled in Weihai. hold“ "Shandong connects with the world's top 500" modern marine industry cooperation special event, central enterprises' trip to Qingdao's west coast and other activities. In the past five years, foreign businessmen have established more than 270 maritime-related enterprises in Shandong, with a total investment of 8 billion US dollars, involving more than 30 countries and region. Actively participate in global ocean governance. China and Pacific Island Countries successfully held a high-end dialogue on climate change. The SCO International Innovation Center for Ocean Science and Technology was launched in Qingdao. "Seamless Climate Forecasting System" big science plan was approved by UNESCO.
