China Planning Underwater Great Wall of Robots

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<p>‘Chi a is esig i g a ma e eep-sea “space statio ” to h t for mi eral reso rces i the So th Chi a Sea, accor i g to a rece t Bloomberg report. The propose locatio is sig ifica t for a co ple of reaso s. For o e thi g, the So th Chi a Sea is a highly isp te area these ays amo g Chi a a its eighbors, especially Viet am a the Philippi es.</p>
<p>Vertically speaki g, the locatio is also pretty remarkable for iffere t reaso s. The ocea ic base wo l be b ilt as eep as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) below the s rface, a wo l be i habite by a f ll time crew. No o e has ever attempte to b il a ma e erwater statio at those epths.</p>
<p>B t more worrisome for i ter atio al observers is the i ea that the erwater statio co l serve as a a chor for Chi a’s other big eep-sea i itiative, the so-calle U erwater Great Wall of Chi a.’</p>
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