In 2013, Thai marine biologist Suchana Chavanich was the first female diver off China’s Great Wall Station in 30 years. Photo: Handout Thailand is one of the countries that did not sign the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 and consequently is not allowed to conduct its...
Chinese researchers bid farewell as the research icebreaker “Xue Long” departs for the 38th Antarctic expedition in Shanghai. (Photo: Polar Research Institute of China) “Xue Long 2”, China’s first Chinese-built polar icebreaker, set off...