Threat from Communist China

US Warns of Growing Russia–China Cooperation in Arctic

Beijing has been vocal about its Arctic ambitions, calling China a ‘near-Arctic’ state.
US Warns of Growing Russia–China Cooperation in Arctic
A general view of snowcapped mountains and the Arctic Ocean on the coast of Svalbard near Longyearbyen, Norway, on April 5, 2023. Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Catherine Yang
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Michael Sfraga, the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for Arctic affairs, said in an interview published on Nov. 1 that there have been “concerning signals” regarding Russian and Chinese military cooperation in the Arctic region.

“The fact that they are working together in the Arctic has our attention,” Sfraga, who was sworn in last month, told Reuters in a telephone interview from Alaska. “We are being both vigilant and diligent about this. We’re watching very closely this evolution of their activity.

Catherine Yang
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.