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China Plans Massive Sea Lab 10,000 Feet Underwater In the South China Sea (bloomberg.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the pineapple-under-the-sea dept.

An anonymous reader writes: In an effort to hunt for materials, China is planning to build a manned deep-sea platform in the South China Sea. The lab may also serve for military purposes in the disputed waters as well. The lab would be located as much as 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) below sea level, according to a recent Science Ministry presentation viewed by Bloomberg. Bloomberg writes: "The project was mentioned in China's current five-year economic plan released in March and ranked number two on a list of the top 100 science and technology priorities." There are few public details specifying the timeline of the project, any blueprints, costs or where exactly it will be located. China's President Xi Jinping considers more than 80 percent of the waters its sovereign territory. The country has even created several artificial islands in the South China Sea covering 3,200 acres. Last year, the NYT posted a fascinated piece showing clear satellite imagery of the new islands being built.

3 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. If you're lookin for me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You better check under the sea

    'cause that is where you'll find me

    Underneath the

    SeaLab

    Underneath the water

    Underneath the

    SeaLab

    At the bottom of the sea...

  2. They learned rhetoric from us by mi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    China Plans Massive Sea Lab 10,000 Feet Underwater In the South China Sea

    See, now America's attempts to keep them restrained in that area will be perceived as anti-science. Very, very clever...

    --
    In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
  3. Re: Japan and the Philippines should build one, to by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Why not an underwater version of the international space station?"

    Do you mean a multinational research station that China is excluded from for no particular reason? Uhh, no.