Zhongshan Station

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A research station in Antarctica.

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“The station will be named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen, as “Zhongshan Station”.[…] He also took the opportunity to welcome⟳ compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Overseas Chinese as well as scientists from friendly countries, to conduct research⟳ at the “Great Wall Station” and the future “Zhongshan Station.””

“Besides China, which has committed to spending more than $25 million on Plato in the next few years, the collaboration includes astronomers from the United States, Australia and Britain. China will bear⟳ the brunt of the logistical work⟳, hauling supplies, equipment and people over land⟳ from its Zhongshan station on the Amery Ice Shelf.”

“The Chinese 25th Antarctic expedition team left Zhongshan Station Thursday for the highest icecap on the South Pole to set⟳ up the country’s first inland Antarctic research⟳ station.”

“In early 2008 a six-tractor caravan left China’s Zhongshan Station, covering the 1300km traverse to Dome A in three weeks to set⟳ up the Plateau Observatory (PLATO).”

“The Chinese base⟳, opened in 1989, was built for research⟳ relating to marine, glaciological, geological and atmospheric sciences. But, by 2021, under the guise of civilian research⟳, China reportedly began employing advanced military capabilities, according to the Chinese military expert. "In 2021, state media revealed that China had put⟳ a LIDAR — a laser radar — into the Zhongshan station to conduct ‘atmospheric research⟳,'" Fisher told Fox News Digital. "Any kind of laser raises the possibility that the LIDAR could be upgraded to be a far more powerful laser."”

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