On October 12, the main forum of the 2023 World Marine Equipment Conference was held in Fuzhou. Wang Qinmin, director of the National E-government Expert Committee and vice chairman of the 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the main forum and delivered a speech. Zhou Zuyi, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress; Zhao Long, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor; Cui Yuying, Deputy Director of the Overseas Chinese Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the main forum. Lin Baojin, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and Long Yongtu, chief negotiator of China's accession to the WTO, delivered speeches at the scene or via video. The forum was presided over by Guo Ningning, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor. The Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Acting Minister of Transport of Singapore, Xu Fangda, as well as leaders of government departments from the central and local government departments, well-known experts and scholars, and representatives of leading enterprises in the field of marine equipment related to the forum were also present.
On the main forum, Zhou Ji, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, He Jianzhong, chairman of the board of directors of the Chinese Institute of Navigation, Xu Chunrong, director of the second division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Equipment Industry, Wen Gang, chairman of the board of directors of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Charles Dahl, executive vice president of MSC, and Zeng Yuchun, chairman of the board of directors of CATL. They focused on intelligent manufacturing as the main direction to accelerate the construction of shipbuilding power, work together to promote the development of marine science and technology innovation, accelerate the development of green ship manufacturing industry, the development of low-carbon shipping to build a new civilization of marine ecology and other topics, share their practical experience and theoretical exploration results, and work together to bigger and stronger marine economy, promote the construction of a strong maritime power to build a common understanding and boost confidence.
At the meeting, the Fuzhou Initiative was also released, which puts forward: adhere to innovation leading position and consolidate scientific and technological support; adhere to green development, and promote low-carbon transformation; adhere to synergistic development, and build an industrial ecology; adhere to open cooperation, and realize mutual benefit and win-win; adhere to exchanges and mutual understanding, and cultivate a marine culture, and work together to promote the high-quality development of the marine equipment industry, promote the sustainable development of the oceans and seas, and contribute more wisdom and strength to the building of Human Community with a Shared Future.