Published 3 years ago

China drills in the disputed South China Sea as US naval patrol grows

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China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday, amid tensions over disputed waters with rival claimants Taiwan and the Philippines, as well as with the United States. Chinese scientists on a marine research vessel used China’s homemade “Sea Bull II” drilling system to obtain a sediment core 231 metres (253 yards)long at a depth of 2,060 metres (6,760 fe

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Times of India

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BBC News

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Yahoo News

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Daily Express

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Washington Times

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South China Morning Post

Chinese scientists drill in contested South China Sea amid rising tensions

Chinese scientists have carried out deep-sea drilling in the disputed South China Sea to obtain sediment core, according to state media, a move that is expected to fuel tensions in the region.They retrieved the sediment core – measuring 231 metres (758 feet) – using a Chinese-made drilling system, the “Sea Bull II”, on Wednesday. It was taken from a depth of 2,060 metres (6,758 feet) in an unknown location of the waterway, state news agency Xinh…

3 years ago·Hong Kong

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