Foreign media: China is building the world's first floating artificial offshore island, a deep-sea scientific facility that can stay for a long time and is specially designed to withstand the impact of nuclear explosions.
This "offshore floating mobile island" weighs 78,000 tons, with a twin-hull semi-submersible structure, and its displacement is comparable to that of the Fujian aircraft carrier. The platform is self-sufficient, capable of accommodating 238 personnel for four consecutive months without resupply, and is planned to be put into use in 2028, providing capabilities for scientific research and strategic presence in disputed maritime areas.
Its key structures use "metamaterial sandwich panels," which can convert the huge shock waves generated by nuclear explosions into milder pressure, thus protecting the internal core compartments.
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