China's Maritime Laws and Maritime Rights & Interests was compiled and revised by the Marine Development Strategy Institute of State Oceanic Administration. It is a volume in the serial China's Maritime Development which is a publishing program sponsored by the National Publishing Fund as well as the Twelfth Five-year Guideline of National Important Books. It introduces the development of China's maritime laws, as well as its efforts and progress in protecting and upholding maritime rights and interests from the following aspects: the development process of maritime laws, contents of maritime laws, categories of maritime rights and interests, hot issues in protecting and upholding maritime rights and interests and so on. The information reflects China's initiative and contribution in resolutely upholding its maritime rights and interests, maintaining stable relations between China and neighboring countries at sea, calling for mutual development, consistently adhering to peaceful solutions to maritime disputes, duly handling discrepancies with other nations, and creating a peaceful and stable regional environment.