The "Snow Dragon" vessel, with a complement of 115 scientists, reporters and crewmen on board, started China's second scientific expedition to the North Pole from Dalian Port in northeast China on July 15, 2003.
 
China's first Arctic exploration station was set up by Chinese Arctic Exploration Team in Longyearbyen, the northernmost city in the world at 5:11 (Beijing time) in the morning of July 30.
 
China and Norway enhance cooperation on Arctic academic research
 
 
News
Second Arctic Expedition Returns
Scientists to Start Expedition to North Pole
Chinese Scientists Warn on Arctic Warming
China Makes Breakthroughs in Arctic
China Launches Second Scientific Expedition to North Pole
Chinese Scientific Survey Team to Leave for North Pole on July 15
North Pole Station Due Soon
Chinese Teenagers to Mount Arctic Expedition
Permanent North Pole Station Planned to Set This Year
Air China to Offer Beijing-New York Flight over North Pole

 

  Background
Significance of Arctic Research Expedition
International Cooperation in Polar Research  
Retrospect of China's Arctic Study
China: A Major Force in Polar Research
China's First Arctic Expedition
Polar Research to Be Int's Scientific Focus

 

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