China Wants To Win The Space AND Undersea Race

China Makes Milestone Dive -- Wall Street Journal

Submersible Reaches Ultradeep, Overtaking U.S. in Hunt for Undersea Resources

BEIJING—China surpassed current U.S. capabilities in a race to explore resources in the deepest parts of the world's oceans and set its sights on beating world leader Japan next year.

The Jiaolong, China's first manned deep-sea submersible completed a Pacific Ocean dive to 5,057 meters (16,591 feet). It set the Chinese record at 6:17 a.m. Beijing time Tuesday in the northeastern Pacific, between Hawaii and the North American mainland, according to a statement on the website of the State Oceanic Administration.

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My Comment: The Chinese are making a concerted effort to dominate crucial industries and technologies .... oceanography is definitely one of them.