China’s deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe is lowered into the sea. [IMAGE: CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES]

China’s new deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe, or Striver, completed its ocean expedition and returned to a port in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province on November 28. It set a national record by diving to a depth of more than 10,000 meters during the expedition.

More than 10 institutes and organizations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been deeply involved in the facility’s research and trials and offered great support to the country’s scientific exploration and research in the deepest parts of the ocean.

Source: Chinese Academy of Sciences