"China military expanding reach into Arctic region, " Topic
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Tango01 | 04 May 2019 9:11 p.m. PST |
"China is accelerating activities in the Arctic as part of its "Polar Silk Road" and trying to promote itself as a "near-Arctic state," the U.S. Defense Department said. A growing fleet of icebreakers and civilian research stations in Iceland and Norway could support a strengthened People's Liberation Army presence in the polar region, the Pentagon said Thursday in its annual report on China's military. The department cited the potential deployment of nuclear-armed China submarines to the region as one area of U.S. concern…." Main page link Amicalement Armand |
twawaddell | 06 May 2019 8:54 a.m. PST |
Wonder what their buddies in Russia think of that? |
Tango01 | 06 May 2019 11:06 a.m. PST |
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15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 06 May 2019 12:10 p.m. PST |
Wonder what their buddies in Russia think of that? There are no "friends," only competitors and temporary alliances of convenience. China is just "calling dibs" on the potential vast resources of the Arctic, lest she loses out to the US and Russia in the race. |
Tango01 | 07 May 2019 11:32 a.m. PST |
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