I recently wrote a column on the challenges posed by China, both in the South China Sea and globally on the deep seabed. But there is another element to the maritime "Great Game" China is playing: the Arctic Ocean.
This may seem counterintuitive - the last time I looked at a map, China did not have any Arctic waterfront. But this has not stopped Beijing from an aggressive programme of building influence in what the Canadians call the High North.
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