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AdvertisementAntarcticaChinaDiplomacyChina drafts law on activities and environment protection in AntarcticaLegislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPLiu ZhenPublished: 12:00pm, 23 Dec 2025China has drafted a law on Antarctic affairs, as Beijing looks to protect its interests and strengthen its role in the governance of the southernmost continent.The draft “Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law” was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature, on Monday for the first review, state media reported.“The legislation on Antarctic activities and environmental protection will help better coordinate, manage and regulate Antarctic-related activities … and will also provide strong legal support for China’s participation in global Antarctic governance,” according to official news agency Xin..

AdvertisementChina military reformChinaMilitaryMeet Ma Weiming, the Chinese naval engineering genius behind the Fujian aircraft carrier catapultMa, father of the carrier’s electromagnetic launch system, is among a select few at the vessel’s commissioning ceremony
Reading Time:4 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPLiu ZhenPublished: 8:00am, 13 Nov 2025Only a select few People’s Liberation Army officers attended last week’s commissioning of the Fujian, but among them was Rear Admiral Ma Weiming – the man whose technological breakthrough put the aircraft carrier among the most advanced of its kind.AdvertisementKnown as the father of the Chinese electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), Ma also fundamentally altered naval warfare with a string of innovations that has put China “one generation ahead” in several critical areas.
There were no initial plans to equip the conventionally powered Fujian with the world’s most advanced catapult system – until Ma suggested it.

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