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The potential opening of an “Arctic Silk Road” due to melting sea ice between Asia and northern Europe is accelerating the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States.
Sino-US Competition Heating Up to Dominate Arctic Silk Road
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Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China's northeast Heilongjiang Province, on the border with Russia, on Dec. 12, 2016. Mohe is the northernmost point in China, with a sub-arctic climate where border guards operate in temperatures as low as -36 degrees Celcius. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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