Tsunami Advisory Center of the Ministry of National Resources
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The Tsunami Advisory Center of the Ministry of National Resources (abbreviated as TACMNR; simplified Chinese: 自然资源部海啸预警中心; formerly known as the State Oceanic Administration Tsunami Advisory Center) is a Chinese administrative agency that aims to mitigate tsunami damage in the coastal areas of China. The agency is also known as the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanic Committee South China Sea Regional Tsunami Warning Center, which is abbreviated as the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (SCSTAC). It was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China and the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center.
The agency operates the regional tsunami warning system, which provides supervision and timely warnings to Chinese coastal areas and countries surrounding the South China Sea, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a subsidized public institution, with headquarters in Beijing. The current director is Yuan Ye[1] and the chief forecaster is Zhao Lianda.[2]