CCP's Deep-Sea Miners Have a Second Mission, Collecting Information for the Chinese Military

03/24/2024 【60 Minutes】Former US Navy submarine captain Thomas Shugart: China's deep-sea miners have a second mission, collecting information for the Chinese military. If CCP is using civilian vessels to sort of on the sly do those surveys, it could improve their ability to find U.S. and allied submarines over time as they better understand that undersea environment.
03/24/2024 【“60分钟”采访】前美国海军潜艇舰长托马斯‧舒加特：中共的深海采矿船的另一任务是为中共军方搜集信息。如果中共利用民用船只偷偷地进行这些勘测，那么当中共对海底环境有了更好的了解，他们侦测美国和盟国潜艇的能力就会随着时间的推移而提高。