Chinese FM meets UNGA president

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Chinese FM meets UNGA president

2024-10-31 17:16 Last Updated At：23:37

China has always been a supporter and contributor to the cause of the United Nations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday while meeting with Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, in Beijing.

Philemon Yang is on a visit to China from Wednesday to Sunday at the invitation of Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Wang spoke highly of the role that the United Nations General Assembly plays in promoting equal consultation and solidarity and cooperation among all countries.

He added that China is willing to provide support and continue to deepen cooperation with the United Nations.

For his part, Philemon Yang praised China's adherence to multilateralism and commitment to safeguarding the international system centered on the UN, adding that China is a stable and constructive force in international affairs.

He noted that the UN will continue to firmly adhere to the one-China principle.

The two sides also shared views on global governance. Both agreed on the significance of making the voice of the Global South louder and balancing the power of multilateral institutions in a bid to benefit more countries from the Global South.

China's marine economy sustains stable growth in Q1-3

2024-10-31 22:08 Last Updated At：22:37

China's marine economy showed steady progress in the first three quarters of 2024, with a gross ocean product of 7.7 trillion yuan (more than 1.08 trillion U.S. dollars), a 5.4 percent year-on-year increase, according to the data released by the Ministry of Natural Resources on Thursday.

Approved sea-use areas grew 6.7 percent year on year, involving over 740 billion yuan (nearly 104 billion U.S. dollars) of investment in marine projects.

Marine energy production remained stable, with crude oil and natural gas output up by 5.9 percent and 8.8 percent respectively, and offshore wind power generation surged by 29.5 percent.

The output of domestic marine aquatic products rose over 4 percent.

Shipbuilding sustained its growth trend, with new orders, completed vessels and on-hand orders soaring over 45 percent, 31 percent and 31 percent from the same period of last year, respectively, keeping China in the lead in the global shipbuilding sector.