Need 'urgent' for Antarctic legislation

Booming activities require more complete legal guide, expert says

A leading Chinese expert on international maritime law has called for the acceleration of legislation on booming Chinese activities in Antarctica.

China has been making great efforts to produce legislation relating to Antarctica, with academic research dating to at least 1993 and government sponsored studies dating to 1998, according to Zhang Haiwen, director of the China Institute for Marine Affairs and a top political adviser.