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China to add tsunami buoys to nearby seas

China plans to install tsunami detection buoys in the South China Sea and waters east of the Ryukyu Trench, a deep ocean canyon that spans the gap between Japan and the island of Taiwan. They will be linked to international tsunami warning networks, providing early warnings for China's eastern and southern coasts and nearby countries, said Yuan Ye, director of the State Oceanic Administration's tsunami warning center.