China Submarine Sets New Record

A China Submarine sets a new record of going down to the sea beds at more than 7000m below the sea level just recently and China made an announcement that it will attempt to dive in the South China Sea next year.   Now, this is a politically and militarily sensitive move as there are a lot of territorial disputes in that area.   "The China Daily said the "Jiaolong", China's most technologically advanced manned submersible, would conduct the mission next April and May, after it reached depths of over 7,000 metres in the Pacific Ocean last month."   The feat gave China access to 99% of the world's ocean and an ability to tap into the crude oil reserves in the South China Sea which is estimated to be 80% that of Saudi Arabia.