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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46386867
There is no subforum covering Greenland so I'm posting this article here rather than in Far East. This has far more to do with the Arctic than with China.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46386867
China is flexing its muscles. As the second richest economy in the world, its businessmen and politicians are involved just about everywhere in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Now, though, China is taking a big interest in a very different part of the world: the Arctic.
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Though China is 1,800 miles from the Arctic Circle, it (along with Russia, the U.S. & Canada) is viewing the Arctic as a necessary strategic asset. 'It has bought or commissioned several ice-breakers - including nuclear-powered ones - to carve out new routes for its goods through the Arctic ice.' The lure of the soon-to-be-ice-free Northwest Passage in the Arctic has enormous potential & China is eyeing Greenland as a future major base for its activities. As a note, the U.S. has a major air base at Thule.
Because of its increasing importance in world affairs, I suggest adding an Arctic subforum to International Politics.
There is no subforum covering Greenland so I'm posting this article here rather than in Far East. This has far more to do with the Arctic than with China.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46386867
China is flexing its muscles. As the second richest economy in the world, its businessmen and politicians are involved just about everywhere in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Now, though, China is taking a big interest in a very different part of the world: the Arctic.
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Though China is 1,800 miles from the Arctic Circle, it (along with Russia, the U.S. & Canada) is viewing the Arctic as a necessary strategic asset. 'It has bought or commissioned several ice-breakers - including nuclear-powered ones - to carve out new routes for its goods through the Arctic ice.' The lure of the soon-to-be-ice-free Northwest Passage in the Arctic has enormous potential & China is eyeing Greenland as a future major base for its activities. As a note, the U.S. has a major air base at Thule.
Because of its increasing importance in world affairs, I suggest adding an Arctic subforum to International Politics.
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