¡°The power of the China Coast Guard is limited, but the power of the people is infinite,¡± said Chen Jiang, the president of Hainan Province Association for Development of Maritime Industry in the South China Sea at the body¡¯s inauguration ceremony on June 8, 2018, in Haikou, located on China¡¯s southeastern tip overlooking the South China Sea.
With the aim of accomplishing Chinese President Xi Jinping¡¯s goal of making the country a ¡°strong maritime power,¡± the association was established with the approval of the central government. The Chinese Communist Party¡¯s Hainan Provincial Committee and the provincial government founded it, calling on entrepreneurs and other people concerned to support organizing the fisheries industry and develop the maritime economy.
¡°The association will act in line with the government¡¯s industrial programs. We will actively work to protect our rights and interests in the South China Sea,¡± Chen, also a member of the province¡¯s political consultative conference, said at the ceremony. ¡°In that way, we will change the South China Sea to become the sea of peace.¡±
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