The China Coast Guard (CCG) carried out law-enforcement patrol missions in the waters around the Diaoyu Dao in the East China Sea for 357 days in 2025, said a top CCG official at a maritime law enforcement briefing in Beijing on Friday.
The briefing was held to mark the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the China Coast Guard Law on February 1.
During the briefing, Zhang Jianming, director of the CCG, reviewed the agency's work over the past five years since the enactment of the China Coast Guard Law, highlighting a great enhancement in the CCG's regular patrol operations to safeguard China's maritime rights in waters under China's jurisdiction.
"Over the past five years, we have cumulatively conducted 550,000 law-enforcement patrols using China Coast Guard vessels and flown 6,000 sorties using aircraft to carry out maritime rights protection missions, including 134 territorial sea patrols around the Diaoyu Dao. In 2025 alone, the number of days on which we conducted territorial sea patrols around the Diaoyu Dao reached 357 days," Zhang said.
"We have regularly conducted routine rights protection patrols in the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the Yellow Sea, alongside law-enforcement patrols in the waters surrounding the Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, as well as law-enforcement and regulatory operations in the territorial waters and adjacent areas of the Huangyan Dao. These efforts have achieved a new breakthrough in air-sea patrols around the Diaoyu Dao, shaped a new pattern of maritime rights protection, and established a new framework for managing the Taiwan Strait in accordance with law and the one-China principle," he said.
China Coast Guard patrols Diaoyu Dao for 357 days in 2025: official
The island-wide special customs operations in China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) have boosted trade and industrial development, said an official of the Ministry of Finance on Friday.
Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Wu Jingfang, deputy head of the Tariff Department of the Ministry of Finance, briefed the reporters on results of the special customs operations in Hainan.
"Imported zero-tariff goods are exempt from import duties, value-added tax, and consumption tax, significantly reducing import costs for businesses and promoting greater liberalization and facilitation of trade in goods. Since the launch of island-wide special customs operations [on Dec. 18 last year], the value of imported zero-tariff goods reached 857 million yuan by January 27, a year-on-year increase of 2.43 times, encompassing various industries including chemicals, mineral product manufacturing, and medical care. Tariff exemptions totaled 129 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2 times. Over 10,000 enterprises applied for enjoying benefits from the zero-tariff policy, and more than 5,700 new foreign trade enterprises completed registration in Hainan. Looking ahead, there is still significant potential for further expanding the import of zero-tariff goods," said Wu.
On Dec. 18, 2025, China launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan FTP, the world's largest FTP by area, allowing freer entry of overseas goods, expanding zero-tariff coverage, and introducing more business-friendly measures.
Officials describe the special customs system as offering "freer access at the first line," referring to freer trade between Hainan and areas outside China's customs borders, and "regulated access at the second line," which involves applying standard customs controls for goods moving from Hainan to the mainland.
The share of zero-tariff products in the Hainan FTP has been raised from 21 to 74 percent, expanding the list of related items from 1,900 to over 6,600.
Zero-tariff goods processed in Hainan may be sold to the mainland duty-free if their local processing generated an added value of 30 percent or more.
Hainan's special customs operations boost trade, industrial development: official
