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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia and China are increasingly cooperating in the Arctic, which could impact regional stability, the U.S. military said as it released its strategy for the region on Monday.
Russia-China trade via the Arctic Ocean’s Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia is also on the rise. At least 11 ships transported Russian crude oil to China via the route in 2023; in 2022 ...
At the same time China is trying to position itself not to be excluded from access to the Arctic. China appears particularly wary of Russia's Arctic intentions, noting Russia's decision to resume bomber flights over the Arctic and planting of a Russian flag on the Arctic seabed, in August 2007. [11]
The territorial dimension of the declaration was seen by many as a response to Russian explorers planting the Russian flag at the bottom of the seabed of the Arctic Ocean in 2007, just the year prior to the Ilulissat Declaration. [1] This occurrence had a snowball effect in the media, with warnings of a scramble for the Arctic. [3]
Russia stretches over approximately 53% of the Arctic Ocean coastline and is an enormous actor in the debate regarding the Arctic. [62] Russia accounts for almost half of the general population in the Arctic territory with approximately 2.5 million inhabitants.
Frida Ghitis writes from the Norwegian Arctic on how the polar region is becoming a focus of Western and Russia-China tensions. Opinion: As Arctic ice melts, a new Russia-China threat looms Skip ...
An ice-free Arctic has major strategic and economic ramifications for global shipping, as vessels will potentially be able to traverse the Arctic Ocean. Trans-Arctic shipping routes could shorten distances between northern Europe and northern China by up to 4,000 nautical miles and reduce shipping times by up to two weeks. [20] [1]
Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of stoking tensions in the Arctic and dismissed assertions from the U.S. military that increasing cooperation between Russia and China in the area could ...