China seeks greater role in global shipbuilding

 　　BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China will strive to become a leader in global shipbuilding by 2015, the country's industrial authority said Monday.

　　Over the next three years, the industry's structure will become more rational, and its innovation and overall quality will be significantly improved, the Ministry¹ of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said in a development plan for the ship industry during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015).

　　"During the 11th Five-Year Plan, China's ship industry experienced rapid growth," according to the plan.

　　China had become the world's largest ship builder by 2010, when it built ships with a total deadweight capacity of 65.6 million tonnes. The country occupied a 43.6 percent share of the global ship market that year.

　　But the ministry said further development is vital to enhancing China's national strength and transport security as well as refining its use of marine² resources.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。