Chinese scientists have revealed plans for a new tourist-centered panoramic-view submersible that will take people on an affordable trip 3,280 feet (1,000 m) into the deep – and they say the first ...

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Chinese engineers have designed the country’s first tourist submersible equipped to venture as deep as 1,000 metres (3,280 feet) below the ocean surface, giving eventual new momentum to the luxury ...

China is significantly expanding its undersea mapping and monitoring operations across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, gathering data that naval experts say could be critical for submarine ...

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China is working to launch its first deep-sea tourist submersible capable of sending explorers as far down as 1,000m by 2030, rivalling a handful of largely Western ventures. Engineers at the China ...

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