Focusing on the goal of “building a pioneering modern ocean city,” Qingdao has comprehensively enhanced its development advantages towards the sea.（Photo/Zhang Youping）

The ocean is the biggest characteristic and advantage of Qingdao, and it also serves as a strategic place to achieve high-quality development. In April this year, the 13th Congress of the CPC Qingdao Committee put forward the city vision of stepping up the effort to make Qingdao "a vibrant ocean city and a livable and lovable city", and made "building a pioneering modern ocean city" as one of the "six statuses", placing Qingdao's marine development in an unprecedented position.

In the aspect of building a pioneering modern ocean city, Qingdao will focus on marine science and technology innovation, marine industry development, shipping trade finance and marine ecology demonstration, carry out the development plan of "Blue Medicine Bank", open up the "marine highway" between China, Japan and South Korea, implement the "Blue Bay" improvement action, promote the innovative application of the offshore wind power, and build a leading domestic demonstration area for marine economic development.

Source：OPENINGS