On 4 August 2016, over 20 participants at the 5th South China Sea-themed Summer Camp visited the Command Center of Hainan Maritime Safety Administration of P.R.C and the Qiongzhou Strait Vessel Traffic Management Center of Haikou Maritime Supervision Base. Officials of Hainan Maritime Safety Administration of P.R.C briefed the parcipants about their responsibilities and work, with a focus on the center of search and rescue, automatic identification system (AIS) and vessel traffic system (VTS). The participants attended a discussion on the cooperation in search and rescue between Hainan Maritime Safety Administration of P.R.C and its counterparts in Hong Kong, Taiwan and ASEAN countries. The participants also boarded Haixun-21 Vessel and visited its navigation bridge and engine room, and learned about Chinese marine vessels’development and contributions.

On 5 August 2016, the participants visited Tanmen Fisheries Association and attended a discussion with representatives of local government and fisheries association and sailors. Representatives of local government first introduced the development and status quo of local fishing industry, and the prospects of industrial transformation, and fishing activities of Tanmen’s fishermen. Chirman of Tanmen Fisheries Association and three elderly experienced sailors answered the participants’ questions about the protection and development of “Book of Route Change”, fishing conflicts with neighboring countries, and the South China Sea arbitration. The discussion went in a lively atmosphere and was well-received by the participants.

This summer camp brought together over 20 college students from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Xiamen University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Jinan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, East China University of Political Science and Law, China University of Geosciences, Dalian Maritime University, Wuhan University, Hainan University, the University of Macau, Taiwan Chengchi University, Taiwan Soochow University and Taiwan Nanhua University.