China Promises More Research in Antarctica
Beijing begins hosting the 40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting today. At the South China...
May 22, 2017
Beijing begins hosting the 40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting today. At the South China...
May 4, 2015
Following state media’s recent announcement that state-owned companies were planning to...
Feb 4, 2014
Following calls for China to draw up a blueprint of the country’s objectives in the Arctic...
Jan 16, 2014
With China’s recent rescue of the trapped Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy making...
Jan 2, 2014
Passengers aboard the trapped Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy were finally rescued on...
Dec 27, 2013
China’s Xue Long (“Snow Dragon”) icebreaker made a solo attempt to rescue an...
Nov 8, 2013
Despite persistent buzz about its ambitions in the Arctic, most of China’s polar resources...
Mar 31, 2013
China’s State Oceanic Administration announced plans for two new Antarctic research bases last week. The stations, due to be completed by 2015, will bring the number of Chinese installations on the continent to five. From...