Tsunami warning hub now in full operation

With the full operation of an advisory center authorized by the United Nations, China started offering tsunami warning services to nine countries in the South China Sea region on Tuesday as the world celebrates the fourth World Tsunami Awareness Day.

Built by China and authorized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center in Beijing began its trial operation at the end of January 2018.

"Since the trial operation, the capability of the center has been increasingly enhanced," said Wang Hong, chief of the State Oceanic Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources, as he spoke during the ceremony for the center's full operation.