China is leading the world in certain areas of deep-sea exploration, said a veteran submersible operator on Wednesday. "China's deep sea submersible technology has changed from being a follower to world leader in certain areas," Tang Jialing, 33, told reporters on the sidelines of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. China will continue to improve the efficiency and dive time for Jiaolong, China's first deep-sea manned submersible and contribute more to deep-sea scientific research, exploration and services, he said. Tang, a delegate to the 19th CPC National Congress, was one of the first Chinese submersible operators. He has participated in all of Jiaolong's 1,000 to 7,000 meter dive trials. He also set the world diving record with Jiaolong in June 2012, reaching 7,062 meters in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. "Some areas of the deep sea are extremely barren, but some areas are extremely rich with life," he said. "There are so many amazing things to uncover and explore." In 2002, China began its first deep-sea manned submersible project. In 2010, the Jiaolong, named after a mythical sea dragon, went into service. China completed the first deep-sea test of its new manned submersible, Shenhai Yongshi, (Deep-Sea Warrior), in early October. It reached a depth of 4,500 meters in the South China Sea. While much of Jiaolong's equipment was imported, around 90 percent of the equipment for Shenhai Yongshi and all its core components were domestically made, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology. China is also aiming to reach a depth of 10,000 meters someday with domestically-made submersibles. silicone bracelets custom cheappaper wristbands uk
High-level advisory panel pitches 15-year pollution fight, but holds China up as modelA high-level international advisory body applauded China's efforts to improve the environment and suggested a 15-year strategy against pollution in a draft recommendation report on Monday.China has made building an ecological civilization an important goal and has taken comprehensive measures to improve the environment. This has resulted in positive results, including improved air quality, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said when chairing the annual meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, a high-level international advisory body.Like Zhang, Erik Solheim, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said he was impressed by China's tremendous achievements regarding its environment in recent years, in particular curbing much of the smog problem.China is capable of solving the environment problems themselves, said Solheim, the council's vice-chairman, adding the best practices taken by China could provide guidance to other areas facing similar issues.His praise of China's approaches to move toward being an ecological civilization won wide support from other members of the environmental council, which includes senior officials and experts from home and abroad.The council's draft recommendation presents highlights of the war against pollution in air, water and soil, and suggests the creation of a 15-year strategy that will be focused on cost-effectiveness, synergies and ways to build public confidence about eventual results.Ideally, the integrated rollout should be ready before 2020, to be in line with the 2035 pivot point, when China expects to be a basic modern country, the draft said.Solheim said he is confident that China can reach the 2035 goal to build a beautiful China, considering the determined and effective efforts adopted in recent years.Along with the longer-term strategy to curb pollution, council members suggested creating conditions for fair competition and incentives for green industries.Based on the input from Monday's meeting, the advisers and their support teams will modify their proposal and provide a final version to the State Council through the Ministry of Environmental [email protected]??
