Chinese vice president meets president of 79th session of UNGA

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Philemon Yang, president of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in Beijing on Thursday.

China is a firm supporter and active contributor to the cause of the United Nations, which is the banner of multilateralism, Han said.

Next year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the UN, Han said, pointing out that China supports the central role of the UN in international affairs, and will always firmly uphold the authority and status of the UN, take an active part in the reform and development of global governance, and make the global governance system more just and equitable.

The UN will abide by UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and adhere to the one-China principle, Philemon Yang said, also expressing the hope of strengthening cooperation with China and making a greater contribution to safeguarding international peace and promoting common development.

Chinese vice president meets president of 79th session of UNGA

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.

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