Beijing: China announced it had successfully sent a manned submarine to the bottom of the South China Sea on Thursday, state media reported.
The domestically-made submarine went 3.76 kilometres below sea level, CCTV reported. The submersible vehicle was developed for scientific purposes and 17 dives were carried out between May and July, Chinese state media reported.
CCTV broadcast video of researchers on board the vessel, the date of the mission to the bottom of the sea was unknown. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea, CCTV said.
China claims the entire sea and the disputed Spratly and Paracel islands over which it exercises complete sovereignty. But Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines also have staked claims on all or some of the territory, which straddles vital shipping lanes, important fishing grounds and is believed rich in oil and natural gas reserves.
China announced it is the fifth country to produce a submarine that can withstand depths of more than 3.5 kilometres below sea level, following the United States, Russia, France, and Japan, CCTV reported. After the mission was successful, Chinese researchers returned to their ship to celebrate the feat of engineering.
The domestically-made submarine went 3.76 kilometres below sea level, CCTV reported. The submersible vehicle was developed for scientific purposes and 17 dives were carried out between May and July, Chinese state media reported.
CCTV broadcast video of researchers on board the vessel, the date of the mission to the bottom of the sea was unknown. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea, CCTV said.
China claims the entire sea and the disputed Spratly and Paracel islands over which it exercises complete sovereignty. But Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines also have staked claims on all or some of the territory, which straddles vital shipping lanes, important fishing grounds and is believed rich in oil and natural gas reserves.
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China announced it is the fifth country to produce a submarine that can withstand depths of more than 3.5 kilometres below sea level, following the United States, Russia, France, and Japan, CCTV reported. After the mission was successful, Chinese researchers returned to their ship to celebrate the feat of engineering.
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