Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the start of deep-sea mining.

The report, which also lists the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan, says the claimants’ activities have caused "irreparable" damage.

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