Greenland, home to just 57,000 people, is an entry point to new shipping routes gradually opening up through the Arctic; it also boasts abundant but hard to access minerals.
Am I reading it wrong or is “gradually opening up through the arctic” a euphemism for climate crisis effects?
It’s exactly that. Carriers can’t wait for the arctic to thaw, it is a much shorter and quicker route between the hemishperes. China has been sending containerships through there for a while now.
Am I reading it wrong or is “gradually opening up through the arctic” a euphemism for climate crisis effects?
It’s exactly that. Carriers can’t wait for the arctic to thaw, it is a much shorter and quicker route between the hemishperes. China has been sending containerships through there for a while now.
China has also been buying up land and small harbors to expand in Scandinavia.