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The research station, which is a deep-sea habitat will be built in methane-rich “cold seep” zones. The interesting part is that six researchers will live for month-long missions to analyze these crystalline formations of methane trapped in ice.
In what may present a colossal boost to China’s economy and reshaping the worldwide vitality dynamics, the nation is setting up the area’s first permanent undersea study space to peer gasoline hydrates, a doable vitality source. This breeze may exceed the Persian Gulf’s oil reserves. Beijing officially confirmed the project on March 1, 2025.
The study space, which is a deep-sea habitat will be built in methane-prosperous “chilly seep” zones. The attention-grabbing part is that six researchers will are living for month-lengthy missions to study these crystalline formations of methane trapped in ice.
This deep-sea habitat, remark to birth operation by 2030, is estimated to have 80 billion tonnes of oil-equal vitality—seriously exceeding the Gulf’s 50 billion-tonne proven oil reserves which is ready to reshape the worldwide vitality dynamics.
This deep-sea space represents China’s most ambitious bid to map this frontier.
From a protection power standpoint, this project extends beyond study; it’s a strategic maneuver in a contested remark.
The South China Sea is a protection power hotspot. China’s 9-plod line, first drawn in 1947, overlaps with the territorial claims of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei. Vietnam claims the Paracel and Spratly Islands and has clashed with China in 1974 and 1988.
The Philippines contests China’s claims, seriously across the Scarborough Shoal and parts of the Spratly Islands.
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