Editor's note: CGTN has launched a special series of animated shorts called China By Numbers, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, showcasing the country's remarkable achievements in consumer spending, per capita income growth, the marine economy, agricultural modernization, and the recent clean and low-carbon transformation.

Over the past 75 years, China's marine economic strength has continued to improve and move towards a higher quality of development.

The country's gross ocean product reached 9.9 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion dollar) in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent. In the first half of this year, the total marine output value reached 4.9 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6 percent, establishing itself as a vital contributor to the national economy.