https://www.scmp.com/rss/521203/feed Dr Ma Bo is an associate professor at the School of International Studies and assistant director of the Collaborative Innovation Centre of South China Sea Studies at Nanjing University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ma Bo,Liu Yuhang Ma Bo,Liu Yuhang On April 24, President Donald Trump issued a groundbreaking executive order directing the United States to accelerate deep-sea mining operations in international waters, marking the first time the US government has endorsed the commercial extraction of seabed minerals. This decision intensifies the global debate surrounding seabed resource governance, ecological sustainability and strategic competition – particularly between the US and China. By circumventing established multilateral frameworks... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3308900/trumps-executive-order-boost-us-deep-sea-mining-will-force-china-act?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3308900/trumps-executive-order-boost-us-deep-sea-mining-will-force-china-act?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 May 2025 12:30:10 +0000