KINA PÅ TUR I NORDVEST-PASSASJEN

Kinesisk forskningsskip har gått gjennom Nordvest-passasjen, les mer om reaksjonene:

China's state news agency Xinhua reported last week that a Chinese ship had conducted a successful test of a trading route along the long-fabled Arctic Northwest Passage.This was a major milestone, according to the agency, which proclaimed that “a new channel” between North America and Northeast Asia had been opened. 

The trip, which had seen a ship called the Xue Long or “Snow Dragon” travel for 2,293 nautical miles through the Canadian Arctic, had lasted for eight days and would provide “a wealth of navigation experience” for future Chinese ships, Xinhua reported.

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