Oct 22 — At a routine press briefing CHINA said its Arctic activities comply
with international law and are intended to promote peace, stability and
sustainable development. CHINA made the remarks in response to the EU’s new
Arctic strategy and comments by kallas that China’s growing presence and
cooperation with Russia poses a security risk and could dominate Arctic shipping
routes. CHINA said lawful rights and freedoms to operate in the Arctic should be
and respected and warned that Cold War–style bloc division or stoking geopolitical
Confrontation would harm Arctic peace and stability.
