This Discovery in the Mariana Trench Will Transform Geopolitics (4K)

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Whale Fall footage courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust / NOAA ‪@EVNautilus‬

Welcome to the deepest point on Earth, nearly 11,000 meters down. No sunlight. Crushing pressure. It’s more alien than the surface of Mars. And we know almost nothing about it. But now, one country is racing to explore these depths, and not just for science.

China is deploying fleets of deep-sea robots, building underwater bases, and quietly moving to claim what lies at the bottom, before anyone else can. As the U.S. guts its ocean research programs, China is diving deeper, moving faster, and investing more aggressively than any nation in history.

So what exactly is down there? And why is China so determined to get it first? Watch the video to find out.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:17 Photic Zone
02:20 Twilight Zone: Fading Light Below
03:29 Midnight Zone: Total Darkness
05:07 Abyssal Zone: Deceiving Mud
05:50 Marine Snow
07:05 Whale Fall
08:41 Hadal Zone: Into the Mariana Trench
11:02 Challenger Deep: Earth’s Deepest Point
13:35 China’s Deep Sea Drones
15:35 Cold Seeps & Fire Ice: Hidden Ocean Energy
17:39 Mining the Abyss: Riches vs. Ruin
20:36 China’s Underwater Base
22:04 Seafloor Cables: The New Invisible War
24:16 The Deep Sea Talent Race
25:48 What China Discovered