Is China a Russia-allied Arctic threat to Europe or a potential polar partner?

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Chinese analysts argue that Europe should cooperate with Beijing on Arctic shipping rather than frame China primarily as a strategic threat aligned with Russia. The debate follows an EU Arctic policy that identifies Russia as its main threat and raises concerns about China’s growing ambitions in the European Arctic.

Europe should work with Beijing to develop shipping through the Arctic rather than trying to advance its transatlantic security alliance by framing China as a threat linked to Russia. That was the assessment of Chinese analysts following the release of the European Union’s Arctic policy on Tuesday. In addition to identifying Russia as its main threat, the policy warns of Beijing’s growing strategic ambitions in the European Arctic through its deepening alignment with Moscow. “With our new...