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#China is not an #Arctic country: its coasts do not border with the #ArcticSea nor does it claim to have sovereignty on under-continental shelves or water in the Arctic.

Yet, China defines itself as a #NearArcticState.

Back in 2014 (same year that Russia first invaded #Ukraine and annexed #Crimea), #Xi Jinping made public the will of his government to make China a #PolarPower

2014 was also the year that China enunciated its audacious #BeltAndRoadInitiative

https://www.isdp.eu/publication/the-ice-silk-road-is-china-a-near-artic-state/

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