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The Arctic will be the focus of stepped-up research and expedition efforts to deal with challenges and opportunities arising from melting ice cover, according to the country's top administration officials on polar research.

Climate and environmental changes in the Arctic have a direct impact on China, said Qu Tanzhou, director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA) affiliated with the State Oceanic Administration.

"We need to increase scientific research and expeditions to better comprehend the Arctic Ocean and global climate change," Qu said, adding that China lags behind some countries in this regard.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a report in February saying that the Arctic could become consistently ice-free during summers from 2013 to 2060. The institute said that will pose economic, military and environmental challenges, as well as offering opportunities.

China, like other countries under the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, has the right to participate in the exploration of the Arctic.

"Scientific expeditions are the first step. We will take part in more activities through cooperation or independent exploration," Qu said.

Questions:

1. What is the name of the Chinese agency in charge of polar research?

2. What institute released a study saying the Arctic could become ice-free during summers beginning in 2013?

3. What gives China the right to participate in the exploration of the Arctic?

Answers:

1. Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration

2. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯）

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Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant. She came to China from the United States.