China is planning to implement various projects on poverty alleviation, clean energy and other fields in the Indian Ocean region, and conduct training programs to cultivate talents in areas such as disaster relief, green development and climate change, as part of a plan to boost blue economy cooperation with regional countries, said a Chinese official at the second China-Indian Ocean region forum on blue economy cooperation held in Kunming, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Friday.
China is a strategic partner of countries in the Indian Ocean region, with a total of 23 dialogue partners, Luo Zhaohui, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, said at the forum.
He noted that China has made significant efforts to implement its goals for the United Nations’ The Ocean Decade’ agenda. China is willing to share its own development experience with partners in the Indian Ocean region and deepen practical cooperation in the blue economy with regional countries, according to Luo.
China is committed to implementing 200 small-scale projects in the local area, including in the fields of agriculture, poverty reduction, healthcare, and clean energy, said Zhao Fengtao, deputy head of China International Development Cooperation Agency at the forum. He noted that China has proposed an initiative on new energy development in the Indian Ocean region to support the promotion and application of new industries such as digital economy and photovoltaic power generation.
