The US should not exaggerate the military cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, a Pentagon official said on Thursday, even as Washington develops a nuanced understanding of its two power rivals in the “high north”.
The cautioning by Iris Ferguson, the deputy assistant secretary of defence for Arctic and global resilience, comes amid growing concern by US policymakers about the expanding Russia-China cooperation in the region, a new front for military competition because of climate change and the hunt for natural resources.
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