China's 13th Arctic expedition team sets sail on new mission

China's 13th Arctic expedition team set sail on Wednesday for a mission expected to last through to late September and cover a voyage of 15,500 nautical miles.

This mission will focus on the long-term monitoring of key environmental factors and the geographical situation of median ridges along with geophysics.

"During the current mission, we'll study the middle Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Sector and Gakkel