<正>ON January 4, 2011, the De-velopment Plan of ShandongPeninsula Blue EconomicZone was officially approvedby the central government. This is thefirst development strategy approved inthe first year of the 12th Five-year Planperiod, and also the first regional strat-egy to focus on ocean economy. It signalsChina’s engagement in developing a ma-rine economy, rather than focusing solelyon traditional land economy.