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China told to build more deepwater rigs for SCS

Experts say China needs to invest in its own offshore technology if it is to develop the deepwater rigs it will need to exploit the resources of the contested South China Sea.

The COSLProspector undergoing sea trials at a deepwater wharf in Dalian, China, in October 2014. (COSL) The COSLProspector undergoing sea trials at a deepwater wharf in Dalian, China, in October 2014. (COSL)

Experts say China needs to invest in its own offshore technology if it is to develop the deepwater rigs it will need to exploit the resources of the contested South China Sea.