China drafts law to protect Antarctica's environment

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  Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  Imagine a frozen continent with no borders, no owners, and most of the world's fresh water.

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  It's called Antarctica, and what happens there doesn't stay there.

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  It shapes our entire planet's climate.

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  Now a new move could change how one major player acts on the ice, as the world warms,

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  who gets to decide how we protect this last great wilderness,

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  and what does it mean to become its guardian?

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  We're live from our studios in Beijing.

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  This is Roundtable.

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  I'm Steve.

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  Hello there.

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  Thank you very much for giving us your time today, and for the show I'm with Youshun and Fei-Fei.

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  First up, it's a place twice the size of Australia, storing nearly 70% of the world's fresh water.

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  No owner, no borders, no permanent residents.

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  The place is Antarctica.

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  remote, frozen, and surprisingly central to how our planet's climate actually works.

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  Right now,

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  China's top legislature is reviewing a draft law that could redefine how the country operates in Antarctica,

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  and this isn't just about reaching research permits.

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  It touches on environmental protectionism.

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