China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong prepares to dive in the western Pacific Ocean
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The manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is pictured outside its hangar aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong prepares to dive after safety inspection in the western Pacific Ocean, Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong prepares to dive after safety inspection in the western Pacific Ocean, Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
The manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is pictured before its dive aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Submersible pilot Fu Wentao in cabin makes ‘OK’ hand gestures to members of the support team before the dive of the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Staff members release the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong from its mothership, the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, ahead of a dive, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Staff members prepare the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong before its dive aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
The manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is pictured before its dive in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Submersible pilots Fu Wentao (C) and Zhang Yi (L) pose for a photo with researcher Zhou Fanyu inside the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong before the dive in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Captain Zhao Xin (R) holds a handheld radio as third officer Song Yunduo steers the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 into position for the launch of the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Staff members prepare the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong before its dive aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Ye Haoming)
Submersible pilot Zhang Yi (2nd R) talks with members of the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong support team aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Ye Haoming)
Staff members conduct pre-dive safety checks on the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong aboard the research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China’s research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.
This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
