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Pakistan-China Academic Alliance Advances Marine Environmental Research

**Rephrased Article:**
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) has formalized a pioneering academic collaboration with the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIO), operating under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), through a newly executed Memorandum of Understanding.

The agreement was recently concluded in Guangzhou by LUAWMS Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Abdul Malik and SCSIO Director General Prof. Chaolun Li, signifying a progressive stride in global marine science cooperation.

This strategic partnership between Balochistan’s foremost marine science institution and China’s premier oceanographic research hub will enable joint scientific investigations, bidirectional faculty exchanges, and specialized scholarship opportunities for Pakistani students.

The collaboration specifically prioritizes addressing critical marine environmental challenges confronting coastal zones, with Balochistan’s 750-kilometer coastline positioned to gain substantially from the resultant knowledge and expertise transfer.