Military port has commercial future

Part of a port dedicated to military use in Fujian province, on the western side of the Taiwan Straits, could be up for conversion to economic development.

Zhang Xiong, a Ningde port authority official, told China Daily that the city government "has made a verbal contract" with the navy, and that it may pull out from part of the Sandu'ao harbor region, including Sandu island.

A regimental naval officer surnamed Chen said: "The several regiments stationed on Sandu island now may pull out. We are waiting for the final order."