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Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum for the Woodrow Wilson Center talks with two Chinese experts about rising ocean conservation awareness in China and why protecting the pristine southern ocean ecosystem of Antarctica is good for the planet...and good for China. GuestsDr. Bin Bin Li, Duke Kunshan UniversityDr. Julia Xue, Shanghai Jiaotong UniversityHighlights08:20 Why are marine protected areas important?15:37 China’s goal to protect 5% of its territorial waters by 202011:45 Rising ocean awareness in China and pressure on policy makers to protect it14:30 China’s commitment under Biodiversity Convention to protect 10% world’s ocean 16:35 Right to fish may be important now to China. But China's leadership on the environmental movement is important for the next generation.Further Reading and ListeningWebinar: China's Role in Saving the Wild Southern Ocean from The China Environment Forum of the Woodrow Wilson InstituteWebsite: Protecting Antarctica’s Southern O