# China’s deep-sea drilling capability reaches 5,000-meter level

https://mins.news/en/item/77983

- CGTN, 2026-09-28 09:33 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-28/China-s-deep-sea-drilling-capacity-reaches-5-000-meter-level-1QO6RKVL4dO/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s Mengxiang ocean drilling vessel has set a national deep-sea drilling record by extracting basalt from the South China Sea basin, raising its capability to the 5,000-meter level. Researchers also completed on-site processing and analysis across the full ultra-deepwater scientific drilling workflow.

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