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A Royal Canadian Air Force surveillance plane has joined the Americans in shadowing two Chinese “Snow Dragon” ships in Arctic waters, said the Department of National Defence, after the vessels sailed north last month through the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Bering Sea. (CBC News)
Talking point: Beijing has said its icebreakers are conducting peaceful research and environmental monitoring, yet Western defence officials are concerned they can be used to track submarine activity. As melting polar ice reduces the need for icebreakers, Arctic routes are being eyed as a way to avoid choke points such as those created by Houthi militants in the Red Sea. This week, Chinese container shipping company Sea Legend is launching the first regular service through the Arctic. The new “Ice Silk Road” route around Russia can cut the usual 40-day sailing time from an eastern Chinese port to the U.K. in half.
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