US-China RelationsUS Second Fleet Declared Fully Operational to Challenge China’s Arctic AmbitionsSavePrintChina's icebreaker, Xuelong 2, at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Shanghai, China on Sept. 10, 2018. STR/AFP via Getty ImagesChriss Street1/3/2020|Updated: 1/3/2020News AnalysisThe U.S. Navy’s Second Fleet that was disbanded during the Obama years has been reactivated to full-operational capability to meet challenges, such as China’s increasing activity in the Arctic.Share this articleLeave a commentChriss StreetAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesChina’s Official Food Reserves Data Called Into QuestionJul 31, 2020China Floods Causing US Agricultural Export BoomJul 27, 2020US Set to Reshore Manufacturing as China Demographic Time Bomb ExplodesMay 01, 2020CCP Virus Threatens to Destroy China’s $3.87 Trillion Belt and Road InitiativeApr 22, 2020Related TopicsPolar Silk RoadU.S. Navy Second Fleetchina arctic