date:Apr 28, 2014
ing itself as a gateway to the Arctic region for booming Asian economies like China, according to Dr. Marc Lanteigne, a researcher on Chinas Arctic policy based at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He explains how China is interested access to Greenlands deposits of rare earths, uranium and oil as the two kilometer thick ice sheet starts to melt. Likewise, China is adding another icebreaker to enable quicker cargo passage to Europe via the Arctic. China is also very interested in