Blue Economy to Boom Economy: EU’s Experience and ASEAN-China’s Path

Abstract

ASEAN and China have abundant oceanic resources and well-functioning cooperation mechanisms, which lay solid foundation for blue economy collaboration for mutual benefits. Confronted with challenges, especially from the perspective of stakeholders, on one hand , it’s necessary to learn good experiences from European Union since EU has done well in blue economy; and on the other hand , it’s indispensable to design a suitable solution based on the local conditions and for the sake of long-term sustainability.