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Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

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Source Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China
Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows a yacht and sailboats participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows yachts and sailboats participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows citizens and tourists participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows yachts and sailboats participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows citizens and tourists participating in a sea cruising event near Xiaomai Island in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows citizens and tourists participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows the statue of Chinese explorer Zheng He and sailboats participating in a sea cruising event near a dock in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows yachts and sailboats participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows citizens and tourists preparing to participate in a sea cruising event at a dock in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Cruising event held in Qingdao to celebrate 20th anniv. of establishment of Maritime Day of China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows motorboats participating in a sea cruising event in Laolong Bay area in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. A sea cruising event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Day of China and the 620th anniversary of Chinese explorer Zheng He’s maritime voyages. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250711/2b01f9f29a2e437c855666541fd3740a/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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