Routine oceanographic surveys provide data for marine science that can also enhance underwater acoustic models for submarine operations, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea infrastructure planning. Maritime strategist James Holmes highlighted the dual-use nature of these missions, noting past friction with Chinese vessels.
The 82-meter Haiying Jiake, a 3,500-tonne research vessel funded by 37 Zhejiang fishermen, faces significant financial challenges due to a lack of contracts and an undeveloped private market for such vessels in China, with daily operating costs in the hundreds of thousands of yuan.
China has developed and is testing the world's first intelligent squid fishing robot. The smart machine mimics human movements to attract deep-water squid and can adapt its behavior based on how the creatures bite. It is currently undergoing sea trials aboard the Song Hang research vessel in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
台灣海岸巡防署表示，已驅離在台灣東部經濟海域活動的中國海洋研究船「向陽紅33」。該船於週四晚間進入台灣限制水域，經警告後於週五凌晨駛離。台灣方面指控中國利用政府和研究船進行「霸權擴張」。
China's Ministry of Natural Resources conducted a marine survey in its jurisdictional waters in the East China Sea using the research vessel Xiangyanghong 22. The mission aimed to understand ecological conditions for conservation efforts, with announcements of such missions being rare.
Taiwan's Coast Guard successfully expelled China's research vessel 'Tong Ji Hao' from its restricted waters after the ship repeatedly trespassed. National Security Council Secretary-General Wu Chao-hsieh condemned China's actions as illegal and provocative maritime coercion.
The Philippines reported spotting the Chinese-flagged research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 near a reef, escorted by two coastguard ships. A spokesperson stated Chinese personnel were observed conducting illegal activities, violating Philippine sovereignty and international law.
The Philippines reported spotting the Chinese-flagged research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 near a reef, escorted by two coastguard ships. A spokesperson stated Chinese personnel were observed conducting illegal activities, violating Philippine sovereignty and international law.
Beijing and Manila have traded barbs over a Chinese research vessel near a disputed South China Sea reef, with each warning of further countermeasures, a sign of lingering tensions between the two rival claimants. In a statement issued on Thursday night, China Coast Guard (CCG) spokesman Jiang Lue said a Philippine Coast Guard Islander aircraft had “deliberately approached and harassed” China’s Xiang Yang Hong 33 scientific research vessel on Wednesday while the ship was conducting a “legitimate...
