China and African countries regard the blue economy as an important engine to sustainable development and economic restructuring. There're cooperation frameworks such as the Belt and Road Initiative from China and development plans including the Agenda 2063 in Africa that have highlighted proposals for both sides to work together to explore the ocean. Blue economy advisor Ali-Said Matano at Kenya's Devolution Program and County Government of Kisumu, along with Associate Professor Zhang Yanru at the Institute of African Studies of Zhejiang Normal University, discuss the state of ocean governance and blue economy in China and African countries and how both sides are working together to exploit its full potential.