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China's icebreaker #Xuelong2 begins first ice station survey in central #Arctic Ocean

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Polar Research Institute of China polar research icebreaker Xue Long 2 in Lyttelton, New Zealand - December 24, 2023 #xuelong2

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China's cutting-edge research #icebreaker, #Xuelong2, is leading the charge on the nation’s 41st Antarctic expedition. As the world’s first icebreaker capable of dual-directional icebreaking, it ensures unmatched manoeuvrability and safety, making icy waters no challenge!

Début de la 41e expédition chinoise en #Antarctique. L'expédition sera effectuée par trois navires : les brise-glaces de recherche #Xuelong et #Xuelong2, ainsi que le vaisseau cargo Yong Sheng

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Construction de la 5e base chinoise en #Antarctique : les premiers personnels sont arrivés par avion (de Nouvelle-Zélande à la base italienne Mario Zucchelli #MZS). Le brise-glace #XueLong2 et le cargo Tian Hui seront sur place début décembre.

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Chinese research ship detected off Alaskan coast, Coast Guard says
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@ChinaDaily: #China's most advanced icebreaking research vessel, #Xuelong2, docked at the Chuk Samet Pier in Sattahip, #Thailand, on May 19 to commence a five-day official visit. https://t.co/FxwyTVku7A

@globaltimesnews: The #Xuelong2, a polar research icebreaker carrying out China's 41st #Antarctic expedition, docked at Hobart Port in Australia for resupply operations on Saturday. Some team members disembarked there and returned to China by flight. During this expedition, the Xuelong 2 has travele

@ChinaDaily: Icebreakers #XueLong2 and #Jidi lowered their gangways at the #Qingdao International Sailing Center to the public in Qingdao, Shandong province on Wednesday. Jidi is a domestically designed and manufactured new-generation research #icebreaker, which was delivered on June 24. It is the f

@globaltimesnews: #Xuelong2, #China's first domestically built polar research icebreaker, arrived in #HongKong on Monday morning amid a warm atmosphere for a five-day pit stop. Some Hong Kong residents believe that it is a rare opportunity for patriotic education and the icebreaker serves as a pract

@PDChina: China's first domestically made polar icebreaker #Xuelong2, or Snow Dragon 2, will arrive in #HongKong SAR for the very first time on April 8 for a five-day visit, accompanied by many top-tier scientists, according to the event organizer on Saturday. https://t.co/OCqW5iXfGd

@ChinaDaily: China's research icebreaker #Xuelong2 sails through ice floes. https://t.co/bfe9ANEiDV

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