The 2023 East Asia Marine Cooperation Platform Qingdao Forum with the theme of “Harmonious Coexistence in the Ocean Decade” kicked off in Qingdao West Coast New Area on June 28. At the forum, CHEN Danhong, director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, released the Qingdao Initiative for the Ocean Decade. The release of this initiative will further promote the implementation of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the seven outcomes of the Ocean Decade, which will help build a global consensus on the development of the Ocean Decade and promote the building of a maritime community with a shared future, and accelerate the building of Qingdao as a leading international coastal city.