China/South China Sea: Beijing Deploys New Deepwater Drilling Rig in South China Sea

Sep 25, 2019 | Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
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China has deployed a deepwater oil rig in the South China Sea , according to a state media report. The machine, which is China’s largest and most advanced of its kind, is expected to drill at depths of up to 5,000 metres, it said. The report did not say where the rig had been positioned, but news of its deployment came as part of Beijing’s propaganda push ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which falls on Tuesday.