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In November 2023, the Xiang Yang Hong 03 spent 48 hours doing survey work over a known trans-Pacific cable
@maritimekiwi.bsky.social, a Starboard analyst called the vessel’s movements “a smoking gun,” that points to likely dual-use operations.
China’s oceanographic fleet — the largest in the world — may serve strategic, military-use purposes.
