US EditionChinese Research Ships in US Arctic Draw Coast Guard Response
U.S. Coast Guard counters Chinese vessels to protect Arctic sovereignty amid rising strategic competition and $8.6 billion allocated for new polar icebreakers, officials said.
- The United States Coast Guard is monitoring seven Chinese research vessels off Alaska, responding to their operations in the U.S. Arctic.
- On Tuesday, a Coast Guard D-130J Hercules intercepted the Chinese icebreakers Ji Di and Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di in the Bering Sea.
- The Coast Guard's efforts are part of Operation Frontier Sentinel to defend U.S. interests in the Arctic amid increasing activities from Communist China.
- Communist China aims to expand its Arctic footprint, with investments in ports and pipelines in Russia and NATO countries, raising concerns for U.S. national security.
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'Unprecedented' number of Chinese icebreaking vessels popped up near Alaska · American Wire News
A flotilla of Chinese icebreaking ships that suddenly appeared in the Arctic region near Alaska has U.S. observers kinda spooked. The “unprecedented presence” of the five ships “represents two and a half times the number of icebreakers currently capable of being operated in the entire Arctic region by the U.S. Coast Guard,” according to The War Zone (TWZ) magazine. While eyes are on Trump and Putin, China quietly deployed five icebreaker ships …
Red Tide Rising as U.S. Coast Guard Warns of Beijing’s ‘Increased’ Activity in America’s Arctic Waters
‘For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world,’ Trump writes on Truth Social, ‘ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.’
Five Chinese research vessels were sighted near Alaska, and the US and Canada respond with aerial surveillance - fearing Beijing's military intentions.
Increased Chinese ‘Research Vessel’ Activity Detected in US Arctic
(The Epoch Times)—Chinese research vessels have increased activities in the U.S. Arctic region in the past three years, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said on Aug. 8. The Coast Guard said it was monitoring five similar Chinese vessels near the area at the time in the U.S. Arctic, after responding to the vessels Ji Di and the Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di, which were traveling northeast in the Bering Sea on Aug. 5. “The presence of these vessels is consis…
Increased Chinese Research Vessel Activity Detected in US Arctic, Coast Guard Says
Chinese research vessels have increased activities in the U.S. Arctic region in the past three years, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said on Aug. 8. The Coast Guard said it was monitoring five similar Chinese vessels near the area at the time in the U.S. Arctic, after responding to the vessels Ji Di and the Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di, which were traveling northeast in the Bering Sea on Aug. 5. “The presence of these vessels is consistent with a three-…
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