SCMP: China will reconsider its presence in the Arctic due to the rapprochement between Russia and the United States

In 2018, China unveiled a plan for a “Polar Silk Road” that called for greater access to resources. . “Beijing’s interest in continuing its advance in the Arctic appears to have waned in response to geopolitical tensions,” it said. Now China is trying to rethink the concept, using a more practical approach, says Mark Lantein, professor of political science at the Arctic University of Norway. On March 8, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said that Russia and the United States should To protect the natural resources and environment of the Arctic. For both countries, this is not a choice but an obligation. Nevertheless, the NATO military bloc plans to intensify military training activities near the northern borders of Russia. Recently, there has been a tendency to use forceful methods in the Arctic. The Russian Foreign Ministry did this on the basis of studying the updated Arctic strategy of the Pentagon. Arctic band together Such conclusion

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