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China's deep-sea drilling reaches 5,000-meter milestone
Original: China's deep‑sea drilling capacity hits 5,000‑meter level, becoming the world’s third to retrieve deep-ocean hard‑rock samples
China says its deep-sea drilling capability has reached the 5,000-meter level, making it the third country in the world to retrieve hard-rock samples from the deep ocean floor. The announcement highlights advances in China's deep-sea exploration technology and its growing presence in seabed research alongside other leading maritime powers.
Why now: China announced a major deep-sea technological milestone that signals its advancing ocean exploration capabilities.
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- China's deep‑sea drilling capacity hits 5,000‑meter level, becoming the world’s third to retrieve deep-ocean hard‑rock samples · Global Times
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