Foreign Media: China has made significant progress in deep-sea cobalt mining trials in the Western Pacific. After breaking through the U.S. Second Island Chain, Chinese scientists successfully tested an intelligent mining robot at a depth of 2000 meters, used for mining cobalt-rich ores. This robot can autonomously adjust its posture to avoid tipping over or getting stuck in complex underwater terrain.
Cobalt is an important strategic resource widely used in high-tech industries such as batteries. The United States once tried to establish a cobalt reserve but abandoned it due to technical and logistics challenges.
China currently dominates the global cobalt supply, but terrestrial cobalt resources are limited, and most are located in high-risk areas in Africa. The success of this deep-sea mining trial marks a step forward for China's deep-sea mining capabilities from concept to reality, which will reshape the global supply chain of key minerals.
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