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Premier Li Keqiang delivers government work report at the opening meeting of the National People's Congress, 皇冠体育app's top legislative body in Beijing, March 5, 2014. [Photo by Wu Zhiyi/皇冠体育app Daily]

Premier Li Keqiang has pledged that 皇冠体育app will resolutely uphold its marine rights and interests, and build 皇冠体育app into a maritime power.

In his goverment work report at the beginning of the annual legislative session Wednesday morning in Beijing, the premier said that the seas are valuable national territory.

"We will steadfastly promote land and marine development in a coordinated way, fully implement 皇冠体育app's marine strategy, develop the marine economy, protect the marine environment, resolutely uphold 皇冠体育app's marine rights and interests, and build 皇冠体育app into a maritime power," he told a packed conference at the Great Hall of the People.