The first exercise of Chinese and Russian coast guards in the Arctic

According to RCO News Agency, the Chinese state media reported pictures and videos of the arrival of a unit of the country’s coast guard forces in the Arctic area to hold a joint exercise with Russia.

According to Reuters News agency, this fleet entered the Arctic Ocean on Tuesday, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, exchanged messages on the occasion of the Chinese National Day.

The armies of the two countries held extensive joint naval and air exercises last month.

China’s state TV channel “CCTV” reported that the North Pole exercise was the first joint 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 joint sea patrols will help the two countries 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 countries have started conducting other similar joint patrols in the North Pacific Ocean since September 21.

The continuation of the global warming process is melting more and more polar ice, and this event causes ships to travel for a longer period of time in the ice-free parts of the seas in this region, and thus the movement 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 movement of ships from the north coast of Russia.

The China Coast Guard stated: “This exercise has significantly 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 international maritime governance. »

The United States has closely monitored this joint patrol between Russia and China and the process of expanding their cooperation in the Arctic.

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