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According to Reuters, Beijing is building a giant network of deep-sea sensors and maps in three oceans<\/p>\n
China is undertaking a massive mapping and monitoring operation in the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans. This activity aims to build a detailed knowledge of underwater conditions, which according to experts, will be decisive in a possible submarine conflict with the US.<\/p>\n
A key example is the research vessel Dong Fang Hong 3, operated by the Ocean University of China. During 2024-2025, this ship sailed intensively near Taiwan, Guam and in the Indian Ocean, as ship tracking data reviewed by Reuters shows.<\/p>\n
Although officially conducting climate studies, the data collected – such as deep-sea mapping and sensor deployment – is being used for military purposes. Naval warfare experts claim that this data allows Beijing to position its submarines more effectively.<\/p>\n
Jennifer Parker, a former Australian naval officer, says that the scale of this operation clearly shows China’s intention to have an expeditionary naval capability in “blue waters”. The operation involves dozens of ships and hundreds of sensors.<\/p>\n
According to a Reuters analysis of the movements of 42 active research vessels, the mapping is concentrated in areas of critical military importance, such as the Philippines and Hawaii. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China uses “civil-military fusion,” where civilian scientific research directly serves defense purposes.<\/p>\n
According to Reuters, this is the first time that the full extent of this Chinese monitoring in all three major oceans has been reported. Rear Admiral Mike Brookes, commander of US Naval Intelligence, warned that this surveillance allows Chinese submarines to safely navigate and hide weapons on the seabed, threatening the advantage the US Navy has enjoyed for decades. currents) and submarine movements. This network now covers the South China Sea and is expanding into the Pacific and Indian Oceans, encircling strategic points such as the Strait of Malacca, through which most of the oil China imports passes.<\/p>\n
Extensive mapping gives China sophisticated tools to detect rivals in the world’s most contested waters. \/tesheshi<\/p>\n
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