Chinaplanstobuildmore"intelligentandcompetitive"scientificresearchvesselstomeetthegrowingglobaloceanexplorationdemand,accordingtotheOceanicScientificResearchVes
China's ice breaker, the Xuelong, set sail on Thursday on the country's first circumnavigation of the Arctic rim, scientists have announced.
China'sicebreaker,theXuelong,setsailonThursdayonthecountry'sfirstcircumnavigationoftheArcticrim,scientistshaveannounced.ThevesseldepartedfromabaseinShanghaionTh