March 29, 2026

A two-day South China Sea sub-forum at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 ended Friday with calls for greater restraint, dialogue and cooperation to safeguard regional peace.

The forum, themed "The South China Sea Order and Governance Cooperation in a Changing World", was co-organized by the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, the China Oceanic Development Foundation, the Chinese Global Program Center of China Media Group, and the Boao Forum for Asia Secretariat. It drew about 200 participants from roughly 20 countries, including the US, the UK, Australia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia. Attendees included scholars, officials, diplomats and industry representatives.

Discussions centered on four main topics: cooperation mechanisms, marine environmental protection as a bridge for China-ASEAN ocean governance, rules and order in the South China Sea, and marine economy development linked to the Hainan Free Trade Port.

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