Xinhua says the law requires wildlife protection, proper waste handling and disposal, prevention of marine pollution and reduced environmental harm. Research, tourism and shipping permissions will face environmental, safety and other conditions.
China has approved a law to improve Antarctic research and strengthen regulation of Chinese exploration activities, Reuters said on 6 November 2026, citing China’s official Xinhua news agency. The law aims to encourage scientific exploration and safeguard the security of China’s activities, assets and other interests in Antarctica.
China is already a party to the Antarctic Treaty, which designates Antarctica as a scientific preserve open to research and bans military activity, and to its 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection.
The law requires Chinese Antarctic activities to protect animals and plants, properly handle and dispose of waste, prevent marine pollution, and avoid or reduce harmful effects on the Antarctic environment.
Permission for Chinese research, tourism, shipping and other Antarctic activities will be subject to environmental, safety and other conditions. The reported approval did not specify when the law would take effect.
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