China’s Giant ‘Floating Island’ Could Spend Months in the Open Ocean

Newsweek•Tue, Nov 3, 2026, 11:18 PM•2 min read

The floating platform with a maximum displacement of about 74,000 tons “has never been done before,” a China expert told Newsweek.

Source: [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/china-building-giant-floating-island-research-platform-deep-sea-marine-science-12655744)

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