Deep Sea Exploration

On January 30, Chinese research vessel OceanNo.6 finished a 219day, deep-sea scientific exploration in the western Pacific Ocean, returning to Dongguan, south China’s Guangdong Province.

He Gaowen, chief scientist onboard the ship, described how the researchers sailed nearly 53,000 km, using a comprehensive geological and geophysical survey method to collect geological samples from 269 survey stations and environmental samples from a further 111 survey stations.

The researchers obtained 10,143 km of geophysical line data from four research areas within a 200,000-square-km area of the western Pacific Ocean, which has helped to lay the foundation for future resource evaluation, He said.

Wang Yan, Deputy Director of the China Geological Survey Bureau, said the research undertaken by OceanNo.6 has accumulated valuable experience in conducting comprehensive geological, geophysical, and environmental survey operations in the deep ocean. 31,000 licensed psychiatrists and 2,900 mental health institutions.

This imbalance has prompted the creation of policies to help mental health patients receive care in the home. Last year, a government circular demanded that community health services be provided for mental health patients in most cities and counties by 2025.

According to the circular, by then 60 percent of patients will be able remain at home and receive care from community health workers.

“China has a large number of mental health patients, many of whom cannot work and are mired in poverty,” said Gao Xiaobing, Vice Minister of Civil Affairs, who attended the conference.

“It is important to help them recover the ability to live indepen-