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China is about to exploit ice in the South China Sea
China plans to exploit fire ice, an energy source that can extract natural gas, in the South China Sea in 2017.
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China plans to exploit fire ice, an energy source that can extract natural gas, in the South China Sea in 2017.
A week ago, Japan became the first country to exploit natural gas from methane hydrate (burning ice) on the sea floor.
Japan and the United States will cooperate in the field of burning ice with the goal of developing a new generation of fuel.