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DEEP SEA

Shenhai Yongshi (Deep-Sea Warrior) manned submersible

Launch: 2017

Status: Operational Operating depth: 4,500 meters

Mission: To examine the seafloor environment and marine animals in the South China Sea for basic research, environmental protection, and resource surveys

Haiyi (Sea Wing) series underwater gliders

Launch: 2008

Status: Operational

Operating depth: 300 meters to 7,000 meters

Mission: To collect marine data, such as temperature, salinity, oxygen levels, for basic research, environmental protection and resource surveys

Sources: Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Bureau of Statistics of China, China Association for Science and Technology, Nature