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| China Touts Success of Arctic ‘Ice Silk Road' to Bypass Strait of Hormuz |
| 2026-08-19 |
| [Breitbart] China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday boasted of “soaring demand” for the “Ice Silk Road” trade route China has established through the Arctic — and castigated Western media for expressing “sour grapes” concerns about the environment, Chinese territorial aggression, and weaponized supply chains. The Global Times was rather quick to declare the Ice Silk Road a roaring success, since it only just began regular service from China’s eastern city of Ningbo to ports in the U.K., Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, running by way of Russia’s Northern Sea Route through the Arctic. Chinese shipping company Sea Legend only announced regular service through the Arctic route last week. The first container ship to use the express transit route departed from Ningbo on Saturday evening. “According to media reports, demand for bookings this year has exceeded expectations: the first two voyages were fully loaded, while orders for subsequent sailings have continued to pour in,” the Global Times gushed. The Chinese Communist paper sought to refute “sour grapes” complaints with a lengthy tirade about how China is merely exercising its “freedom of navigation” and Western companies are looking at Arctic shipping too, especially as “global logistics routes are becoming increasingly vulnerable.” “Global maritime trade currently depends heavily on a small number of strategic chokepoints, including the Suez Canal and the Strait of Malacca,” the Global Times noted. “Any disruption to these routes could have a major impact on global trade. China’s Arctic shipping route provides a new option for Asia-Europe trade, helping diversify risks and improve efficiency.” |
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