New Arctic Route: Beijing's Geopolitical Push Into Europe

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With the "China-Europe Arctic Express," China has opened a new trade route through the Arctic Ocean, which is part of the "Polar Silk Road" and thus the "Belt and Road Initiative." Experts see this less as an economic alternative to existing routes, but rather as a geopolitical signal with which Beijing aims to expand its influence in the Arctic.