Russia and China in the Arctic: Cooperation, Competition, and Consequences
China and Russia act in accordance with their own interests, which are not ... ... Russia, in turn, has expressed concern about the growing U.S. and NATO military activity in Europe’s North and the adjacent seas.... ... square kilometers of sea, declaring it the polar territory of the USSR. As a result, the territory of the Soviet Union grew from ... ... a sharp decline in relations with its NATO allies. China is thousands of miles away from the Arctic, so its interests in the region ...