Officials and experts from international port cities of Xiamen in China, Nice in France and Durban in South Africa shared ideas for boosting cooperation on preservation of ocean resources and promoting sustainable development at a forum held online and offline in Beijing and Xiamen on Nov 22.

The Xiamen-Nice-Durban Dialogue: Mutual Learning Among Maritime Civilisations for a Shared Future was jointly hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) and the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, and attended on site and virtually by officials from government agencies and international organizations, as well as experts on maritime and related studies from China, France and South Africa.

Attendees exchanged views on the experiences of Xiamen, Nice and Durban in promoting marine conservation and sustainable development and building an open and inclusive blue partnership for mutual benefit, with the aim to forge consensus on marine conservation and development, and promote the building of a maritime community with a shared future.