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China: Ratification completes for UN marine biodiversity treaty
"Agreement boosts ocean governance", China Daily, 25 December 2025
According to UN documents published on Tuesday, China deposited its instrument of ratification of the BBNJ Agreement with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Dec 15.
The agreement [...] seeks to conserve and sustainably use marine biological diversity [...]. It has further established legal norms for deep-sea and open-sea activities in areas beyond the national jurisdiction of all countries [...].
So far, 144 countries and the European Union have signed the agreement, and 80 countries and the EU have deposited instruments of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession.