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- China and Russia conducted their first joint on-site sea ice survey aboard the icebreaker Xuelong 2.
- Two researchers from Russia’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute joined Xuelong 2 for China’s 16th Arctic Expedition.
- Captain Lin Long said the joint observation was more practical than earlier Chinese Arctic trips.
- Engineer Evgeniy Kozlovskiy said the team learned Chinese observation methods.
- The crew recorded ice concentration, thickness, type, atmospheric factors and large animal sightings.
