Ice Silk Road opens up vast Arctic to China and Russia. Western companies aren't interested. https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/a04d0066-5b96-46ef-a183-b0da5f8b7612 China and Russia are opening up new trading routes through the Arctic, saving shipping companies millions of dollars in fuel costs and crew time. These efforts also mean huge gains in expertise in icebreaking, meteorology, climate research, mapping, and navigation. The Arctic also contains vast amounts of energy and miners, mostly in the Russian north. The Ice Silk Route is an important trade artery, providing both Russia and China a sanctions- and blockade-proof channel for energy and manufactured goods. Western shipping firms believe that the Northern Route, mostly controlled by Russia, is too risky, irrespective of the cost savings or the geostrategic advantages. Closing scene, Yardang Landform, Gansu Resources and links: China launches world’s first Arctic express shipping route to Europe https://safety4sea.com/china-launches-worlds-first-arctic-express-shipping-route-to-europe/ Russia expects 50% rise in Northern Sea Route transits https://safety4sea.com/russia-expects-50-rise-in-northern-sea-route-transits/ This sea route has been dismissed as too treacherous. China’s taking the risk https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/03/climate/china-arctic-shipping-northern-sea-route Why China’s Ice Silk Road has Trump up in Arctic arms https://asiatimes.com/2025/01/why-chinas-ice-silk-road-has-trump-up-in-arctic-arms/ Arctic Frontier: Ice Silk Road and Its Role in China's Advance to the Arctic https://www.arcticandnorth.ru/upload/iblock/d4b/109_122.pdf 中俄联手打通海上大动脉，美方才反应过来，马六甲格局要大变了 https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1816935961227105586 Chinese airlines grab market share from US and European carriers who have to fly around Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LckP2YOpHOI Flight maps from Great Circle Maps www.greatcirclemap.com) and Reuters, Unfriendly skies: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is redrawing air routes https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/AIRLINES/klpykbmropg/ Visual Capitalist, The Energy and Mineral Riches of the Arctic https://www.visualcapitalist.com/energy-and-mineral-riches-of-the-arctic/ Natural Resources in the Arctic, infographic https://www.pinterest.com/pin/60587557456722786/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:37:35 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube Ice Silk Road opens up vast Arctic to China and Russia. Western companies aren't interested. https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/a04d0066-5b96-46ef-a183-b0da5f8b7612 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.