2026 Global Ocean Development Forum Opens in Qingdao
Officials and participants gathered in China's Shandong Province to discuss international cooperation on marine economic development and sustainable ocean governance.

The 2026 Global Ocean Development Forum opened Thursday in Qingdao, in east China's Shandong Province, according to a report by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
The forum brought together participants to discuss international cooperation, marine economic development and sustainable ocean governance, APP reported.
Hu Chunhua, Vice-President of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, according to the report.
Further details about the specific content of Hu's remarks or the full agenda of the forum were not provided in the initial report.
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- 2026 Global Ocean Development Forum Opens in Qingdao — APP (Pakistan)
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