From ALJAZEERA:
A Chinese submersible has conducted the country’s deepest manned dive in the latest technological milestone for China, which theoretically puts most of the ocean floor’s vast resources within its reach.
The Jiaolong undersea craft – named after a mythical sea dragon – reached 5,057 metres below sea level in a test dive on Tuesday in the northeastern Pacific, China’s oceanic administration said…
Chinese scientists aim to complete the world’s deepest dive in a manned submersible in 2012 by going to 7,000 metres, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday…
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