http://m.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2133039/why-china-russia-relations-are-warming-arctic BY NICOLAS GROFFMAN 17 FEB 2018 China needs Russia for its Polar Silk Route ambitions; Russia needs China as it tries to reclaim the Baltics 2 China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the opening of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen. Photo: AFP China’s Arctic ambitions are now at a tipping point, enmeshed with the politics of the Baltics and the wider tussle between Russia and Nato . In January, China issued an Arctic policy white paper that proposes a Polar Silk Road, but key to the plan is more Russian support. In return, Russia expects to secure tacit consent from China if it moves against one or more of the three Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. All three are defended by Nato, with British, Canadian and other troops on the ground already. How China’s Polar Silk Road can make Canada the next big Asian power The Polar Silk Road is
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