The first exercise of Chinese and Russian coast guards in the Arctic
Chinese media reported the arrival of a fleet of coast guard ships in the Arctic Sea for the first time with the aim of holding a joi exercise with their Russian couerparts.
According to RCO News Agency, the Chinese state media reported pictures and videos of the arrival of a unit of the coury’s coast guard forces in the Arctic area to hold a joi exercise with Russia.
According to Reuters News agency, this fleet eered the Arctic Ocean on Tuesday, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
On Wednesday, Chinese Preside Xi Jinping and his Russian couerpart, Vladimir Putin, exchanged messages on the occasion of the Chinese National Day.
The armies of the two couries held extensive joi naval and air exercises last moh.
China’s state TV channel “CCTV” reported that the North Pole exercise was the first joi exercise between the Chinese and Russian coast guard forces, and four ships from the North Pacific Ocean left for the polar region.
In the report of this Chinese state television, it was stated that holding these joi sea patrols will help the two couries improve their coordinated police operations at sea and the dimensions of the Chinese Coast Guard’s operations will increase.
According to the report of the CCTV network, the two couries have started conducting other similar joi patrols in the North Pacific Ocean since September 21.
The coinuation of the global warming process is melting more and more polar ice, and this eve causes ships to travel for a longer period of time in the ice-free parts of the seas in this region, and thus the moveme of ships in the polar routes as an alternative trade route between the oceans. Aram and Atlas will be more.
These routes are of course more challenging, but they make the distance much shorter. The existence of icebreakers can facilitate the moveme of ships from the north coast of Russia.
The China Coast Guard stated: “This exercise has significaly increased the range of our offshore operations, comprehensively tested the ships’ ability to carry out missions in uncharted waters, and provides strong support for the parties’ active participation in regional and iernational maritime governance. »
The United States has closely monitored this joi patrol between Russia and China and the process of expanding their cooperation in the Arctic.
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