On November 6, the 7th Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance (GMCOG) opened in Sanya, Hainan Province, China. The symposium is jointly hosted by the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance (Huayang Center), the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), the China Oceanic Development Foundation, and the Hainan Institute for Free Trade Port Studies, with the Chinese Global Programs Center of China Media Group as co-organizer. More than 400 participants from over 30 countries and regions, including experts and scholars, government officials, representatives of foreign embassies and consulates in China, international organizations, maritime-related agencies, and media organizations, attended the symposium. More than 8,000 online registrations were recorded for the event.
