Qu Tanzhou

Qu Tanzhou is the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration.^[1][2]

In 2007 Qu Tanzhou was the director of China's Polar Office of the State Oceanic Administration.^[3]

According to The Age in January 2010 Qu Tanzhou was part of a high-level delegation of senior officials that traveled to the Antarctic, led by Xu Shaoshi, China's Minister for Land and Resources.^[1] The delegation travelled aboard the Xue Long, China's icebreaker.

Jo Chandler, writing in The Age, interviewed Qu when he visited Australia's Antarctic Casey Station.^[1]

• "At this stage, we are paying attention to climate and environmental change … [looking at] oceanography, geography, [evidence of] meteorites.
• "Also, we are here about the potential of the resources and how to use these resources."

References

1. 1 2 3 Jo Chandler (2010-01-07). "China flags polar resource goals". The Age. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
2. ↑ "Qu Tanzhou Interview: China's Growing Contribution to International Polar Research". International Polar Foundation. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
3. ↑ "Antarctic expedition in full swing in greeting International Polar Year". China People's Daily. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2010-01-14.