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seabed mining
![The Challenge of Regulating Japan’s Deep-sea Mining Experiment The Challenge of Regulating Japan’s Deep-sea Mining Experiment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-10-205807.jpg)
The Challenge of Regulating Japan’s Deep-sea Mining Experiment
By Alison McCook
As Japan gears up to mine its extended continental shelf, serious questions remain about whether international regulators will be ready.
![China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-05-10.jpg)
China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea
By Mark Crescenzi and Stephen Gent
At the bottom of the contested waters lies a supply of the rare earth minerals crucial to China’s tech ambitions.
![Scramble for the Indo-Pacific Seabed Scramble for the Indo-Pacific Seabed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-img-0595.jpg)
Scramble for the Indo-Pacific Seabed
By Drake Long
China is poised to dominate seabed mining – if it ever becomes feasible, that is.
![The Deep Sea Resources Rush The Deep Sea Resources Rush](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/12509_525386548b27d.jpg)
The Deep Sea Resources Rush
Exploitation of seafloor minerals appears imminent. But do we really understand the potential impact?
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