China plans to upgrade its deep-sea research enterprise
JUL 07, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024478
Nature : As China’s economy grows, so too do the country’s investment in science and its appetite for petroleum, iron ore, and other natural resources. It makes sense, therefore, for China to expand its fleet of research vessels that can both study the ocean and prospect for valuable resources. Nature‘s Jane Qiu outlines those ambitions, which are part of China’s next five-year budget plan.
© 2010 American Institute of Physics
