In the regular press conference on April 16, 2025, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian indicates the Chinese attitude to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

In the conference, journalist from China Daily asks, "We’ve learned that the Chinese government deposited of its instrument of accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on March 17 this year. The agreement officially applies to China starting from today. This is an important agreement on global fisheries governance. What is your comment?"

Lin Jian answers, "China is a responsible country in fisheries. We attach great importance to the conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources and adopt a zero-tolerance attitude towards illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures represents China’s action to practice true multilateralism, and demonstrates the concrete effort of China to advance global ocean governance and uphold international maritime order. China will act in the spirit of a community with a shared future for mankind, faithfully perform its rights and duty in accordance with the agreement, and work with the international community to realize the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development."

(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)