China Promises More Research in Antarctica
Beijing begins hosting the 40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting today. At the South China...
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LatestChina Pursues Strategic Interests in Antarctica
Following state media’s recent announcement that state-owned companies were planning to...
Rise in Chinese Tours to Antarctica Causes Alarm
Following calls for China to draw up a blueprint of the country’s objectives in the Arctic...
Blueprint Called for on China’s Polar Ambitions
With China’s recent rescue of the trapped Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy making...
Chinese Helicopter Mounts Antarctic Rescue
Passengers aboard the trapped Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy were finally rescued on...
Chinese Icebreaker Retreats from Trapped Research Ship
China’s Xue Long (“Snow Dragon”) icebreaker made a solo attempt to rescue an...
China in the Antarctic: Polar Power Play
Despite persistent buzz about its ambitions in the Arctic, most of China’s polar resources...
China Plans New Antarctic Research Bases
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...
