A soldier holds a machine gun as he patrols the Russian northern military base on Kotelny Island, beyond the Arctic Circle on April 3. Photo: AFP
‘Entitled to exactly nothing’: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns China and Russia against aggression in Arctic
- Pompeo says China’s attempts to inject itself into the region’s affairs by pushing infrastructure projects and commercial investments must be checked
- Chinese Arctic affairs representative Gao Feng dismisses warning, says countries should be free do deal with China as they wish
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US-China relations
A soldier holds a machine gun as he patrols the Russian northern military base on Kotelny Island, beyond the Arctic Circle on April 3. Photo: AFP
The latest paper from the US Department of Defence discusses China’s rapid growth as a naval power, its interests in the Arctic and its challenge to the US as a military power. Photo: Reuters
US defence report flags China’s expanding military reach in the Arctic
- Assessment says ‘Polar Silk Road’ means increased Chinese submarine presence
- Pentagon says large-scale amphibious invasion of Taiwan would strain the PLA’s resources
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China's military weapons
The latest paper from the US Department of Defence discusses China’s rapid growth as a naval power, its interests in the Arctic and its challenge to the US as a military power. Photo: Reuters