The 21st Century is the century of the oceans. The international political patterns are undergoing profound changes. The importance of the oceans in international politics, economies, security, science, technology and other fields, is increasing day by day. The disputes over territorial sovereignty and maritime boundary delimitation are becoming increasingly acute, which affect relationships between States. At the regional level, cooperation and competition coexist in the field of marine affairs, which is closely related to regional peace and stability. At the global level, the posturing around the new ocean rules is intensifying and the peaceful, fair and sustainable development and utilisation of the ocean is of considerable importance. On 4th December 2020, the 8th Forum on Regional Cooperation in the South China Sea--the Symposium on Construction and Governance of International and Regional Maritime Security Order, was held in Wenchang, Hainan Province. Experts from universities and research institutions gathered to discuss issues related to international and regional ocean governance.

21世纪是海洋的世纪。国际政治格局正在发生深刻变化。海洋在国际政治，经济，安全，科学，技术和其他领域中的重要性日益提高。关于领土主权和海洋边界划界的争端日益尖锐，影响到国家之间的关系。在区域一级，海洋事务领域中存在合作与竞争，这与区域和平与稳定密切相关。在全球一级，围绕新的海洋规则的姿态正在加强，海洋的和平，公正和可持续发展与利用具有相当重要的意义。2020年12月4日，第八届南海区域合作论坛-国际和区域海上安全秩序的建设与治理研讨会在海南省文昌市举行。来自大学和研究机构的专家聚集在一起，讨论与国际和区域海洋治理有关的问题。