NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Rich nations send robots to mine the bottom of the sea
Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga are closest to the wealth, but do not have the capital needed
11 April 2023 - 05:00
Dateline: 6 April 2028
In the 1960s, we had the space race, now we have a race for the minerals buried beneath the ocean floor. What some have dubbed “the race for the abyss” is being led by China, North Korea, and a surprise joint-venture between the governments of Japan and South Korea, known as Pacifica Rare Earth...
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