China's Expanding Arctic Presence: Scientific Expeditions and Commercial Shipping Routes
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Looks the part, but the middle's still raw. Chew with caution.
Summary
China is expanding its presence in the Arctic through significant scientific and commercial activities, including its largest-ever Arctic expedition with 100 scientists and a crewed deep-sea dive beneath the ice. A Chinese-operated container ship completed the first scheduled transit from China to Europe via the Arctic without icebreakers, taking half the time of the Suez Canal route. China's growing cooperation with Russia in the region is causing concern among Arctic nations.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledIn September one of its ice-breaking ships, the Xuelong 2, completed the country's biggest ever Arctic expedition
It involved a hundred scientists and China's first crewed deep-sea dive beneath the ice
Chinese media hailed its 20-day voyage on the Northern Sea Route (which took half the time of the Suez Canal) as the 'fastest delivery in the history'
Its close co-operation with Russia is alarming many in the region
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