BEIJING – November 03, 2026 -- The 11th Global Mazu Culture Forum opened on November 1 on Meizhou Island in Putian City, Fujian Province, with a technology release and an export delivery tied to marine disaster prevention.

Version 2.0 of the MaCOM ocean model goes live at the opening ceremony

Organizers released the first batch of national marine hazard mitigation cases, a collection summarizing China's experience in marine disaster mitigation. They also launched version 2.0 of the Mass Conservation Ocean Model (MaCOM), which contains the latest technological achievements for disaster prevention and mitigation.

China delivers a smart all-in-one box for its MAZU early-warning solution to Sri Lanka

The forum held a ceremony to officially hand over the unit, part of China's intelligent meteorological early warning solution MAZU, to Sri Lanka.

Forum announces the Meizhou Declaration and runs 10 sub-forums

The Meizhou Declaration of the 11th Global Mazu Culture Forum was announced, building consensus on the core values of Mazu culture. The 10 sub-forums covered cultural and tourism cooperation, youth exchanges, the marine economy, green electricity on islands, rural revitalization, mangrove ecology, humanitarianism, women's exchanges, universal love and peace, and cultural exchanges between China and Brazil.

Mazu culture reaches 52 countries and regions with over 300 million followers

The forum was first held in 2016 and has run annually since. This year, 13 satellite venues across continents followed the proceedings via video link.