This Day, That Year

Item from Nov 13, 1984, in China Daily: Two ships are ready to embark on China's first comprehensive research expedition in Antarctica. All 150 scientists and crew members are aboard the ships in a Shanghai harbor...The expedition will stay in the Antarctic for about 150 days ...

Since 1980, China has sent 32 scientists on 40 missions to Antarctica. Cooperative research programs have been carried out with scientists from Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Japan and France.

China has conducted 31 Antarctic expeditions since 1984.