China carries out real-time monitoring and early warnings over potential earthquakes and tsunamis in the South China Sea. [Photo/xinhua]

China can now carry out real-time monitoring and early warnings over potential earthquakes and tsunamis in the South China Sea after deploying tsunami monitoring buoys along the west side of Manila trench.

China State Oceanic Administration says in an article published on its website that China has set up a new-generation system of tsunami stats forecast for the Pacific, northwest Pacific and the South China Sea.

In accordance with the tests, the module can accomplish tsunami stats forecasts for the Pacific, northwest Pacific and the South China Sea in 5 minutes, 1 minute and 30 seconds respectively.

Ren Yuanye, Director of Center for Tsunami Early Warning of China State Oceanic Administration, who is also Director of Center for Tsunami Early Warning for the South China Sea area, said that China will strengthen international coordination and cooperation to establish a well-organized monitoring system over earthquakes and tsunamis, so that fast and accurate early warning information can be provided to the coastal areas of China and the countries around the South China Sea.

At the same time, China is planning to deploy buoys for tsunami early warning in the South China Sea, the east side the Ryukyu trench and the seas to the east of Taiwan in order to provide early warning services.

The article stressed that it requires the common efforts of all the surrounding countries to satisfactorily realize an effective tsunami early warning system for the South China Sea area.