Minister Chekunkov announced the growing interest of China in the Northern Sea Route

China is interested in wider use of the Northern Sea Route. This was reported to Izvestia by the Minister of the Far East and the Arctic of the Russian Federation Alexey Chekunkov.

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"For China, the Northern Sea Route is a strategically important route both from the point of view of economic efficiency — it is 40% shorter than the Southern One, and from the point of view of a geostrategic alternative in case of increased tensions in the South China Sea," Chekunkov said.

On May 21, it became known about new joint naval exercises of the United States and the Philippines in the South China Sea. In addition to patrol boats, which participated in such exercises for the first time, aviation from both countries was involved in them, including the US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft, which is designed to search for and destroy submarines.

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Nose on the sea: China's interest in the Northern Sea Route is growing