Maritime industry expands in 2015

The total production value of China’s maritime industry grew by seven percent last year, a government report said on Tuesday. The maritime economy generated 6.47 trillion yuan ($970 billion) in 2015, accounting for 9.4 percent of China’s total GDP last year, according to a report issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Oceanic Administration. Its growth has, again, outpaced that of the country’s GDP, the report noted.