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Draft law highlights peaceful use, sharing in deep seafloor exploration

Xinhua, February 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

A draft law on deep seafloor resource exploration stressed that the activity should feature the principles of peaceful use, cooperation and sharing.

The draft was submitted to the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which started Wednesday, for a second reading.

The draft said the exploration and development activities should also protect the maritime environment and safeguard the common interests of mankind.

The draft law was the first on deep seafloor exploration. The NPC Standing Committee deliberated the draft for first time in a bimonthly session in October.

China is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which states that international seabeds and their resources are the common property of mankind. Endi