China Plans To Build A Deep-Sea 'Space Station' In South China Sea (huffingtonpost.co.uk)

China is ramping up its space efforts, it appears. A Chinese company named KuangChi Science plans to launch balloons from Hangzhou, in eastern China. HuffingtonPost reports: China is stepping up efforts to build a deep-sea underwater 'space station' in the South China Sea. If the plans go ahead, the station would be located 3000 metres below the surface, inhabited by humans, and would be used to hunt for minerals. There are also concerns that it would be used for military purposes in territories that are hotly contested between China and other nations, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan. The news comes from a Science Ministry presentation that revealed China's current five-year economic plan (till 2020). Despite no further details or blueprints being made public, the presentation ranked this project as second in a list of 100 science and technology priorities according to Bloomberg.

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Re:Lots of skepticism over this one

[Thud457]

What do you do when fishing boats start operating in the area.

In America, we usually send a submarine full of senators out to do an emergency breach under an encroaching fishing trawler to send a very clear message to "STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY".

I trust the Chinese will go about things in a more efficient manner.