@Sherri_Ingrey@spinster.xyz And then there's the Global Times. Here's an article from there that seems odd to me. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371599.shtml Here's the same article printed in the People's Daily: https://peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/china/er/30052170984 I cannot find a single western outlet that mentions this trip, except https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-27/china-sixth-base-antarctica-expansion-australia-concerns/107178622 which has a completely different take on the matter. It seems almost only China state news outlets that are covering this event. Now that seems awfully sus to me.