HAIKOU, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's major ship-building conglomerate will start infrastructure, energy and water resources projects in Sansha, the country's southernmost city in the South China Sea, local officials said Tuesday.
The Sansha Municipal Government on Monday signed a package of cooperation agreements with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, the state-owned conglomerate that engages in manufacturing and scientific research in a number of maritime industries.
Details of the agreements were not immediately available, but officials said enhanced cooperation on key projects in infrastructure development, energy and water resources is expected.
The aim of the deals, the officials said, is "to safeguard sovereignty and serve the country's maritime power strategy."
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