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by InsaneOstrich 1548 days ago
What use does China have for icebreakers?
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pavlov 1548 days ago
To my knowledge, the Bohai Sea (the large bay between Beijing and North Korea basically) does freeze.
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seanmcdirmid 1548 days ago
Their rivers freeze also, but I assume they are lambing to participate in arctic shipping routes, maybe the one above Siberia to get to Europe.
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beebmam 1548 days ago
Military capability in the arctic for a potential US conflict in the future?
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tigerlily 1548 days ago
Antarctic activities I guess
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krasin 1548 days ago
Polar Silk Route (see the news link I posted above)
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