Maritime Community: Shanghai Forum highlights maritime security and global shipping

A forum on building a Maritime Community with a Shared Future is being held in Shanghai, bringing together experts and scholars from China and abroad. The event marks the seventh anniversary of the concept and focuses on maritime security amid growing global uncertainties. Participants say disruptions to key shipping routes and rising geopolitical tensions have made safe and stable maritime transport increasingly important. Organizers say the forum aims to promote international dialogue and explore solutions for safer and more resilient ocean governance.

ZHANG FENG, Dean, School of Marxism Shanghai Maritime University "This forum focuses on maritime security. As the world faces profound changes, the ocean has become an important arena for major-power competition. Recent developments, including tensions in key shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, have highlighted the growing importance of maritime security."

KRAN DE SCHEPPER, Student, Shanghai Maritime University "Global shipping safety is not only a problem of the shipping industry. It affects the whole supply chain. If shipping is not safe, supply chains can be disrupted, and that can have a big impact on fuel prices, food prices around the world."