BEIJING, Feb 13 – China is set to build a deep-sea research facility in the resource-rich South China Sea, a move that could strengthen its territorial claims while advancing...
Najib’s 1MDB trial: MACC officer admits doesn’t know if alleged Saudi prince’s passport genuine or if he wrote donation lettersThis handout released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea shows a China Coast Guard ship deploying its water cannon at the Phillipine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea .
It is estimated that the South China Sea holds 70 billion tonnes of methane hydrates, or approximately 50 per cent of China’s entire know oil-and-gas reserves. Expected to be operational by 2030, the facility will house six scientists for extended missions, providing real-time monitoring of tectonic activity and ecological shifts.
Experts speculate that the facility may use nuclear power, similar to past deep-sea vessels like the US NR-1 and Russia’s AS-12 Losharik.
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