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China Beyond the Ends of the Earth: The Polar Express

China Beyond the Ends of the Earth: The Polar Express

The Little Red Podcast · Graeme Smith and Louisa Lim

May 4, 202342m 46s

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Show Notes

China appears to have restarted construction on its fifth Antarctic station for the first time since 2018. It’s just one sign that Beijing is trying to increase its footprint in the world’s coldest regions. It already calls itself a near-Arctic state and is planning for an ice-free shipping route across the top of the world. This month, to discuss the drivers behind China’s polar ambitions, Graeme and Louisa are joined by Eyck Freyman of the Arctic Initiative at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the University of Washington’s Mia Bennett and Singapore Management University’s Nengye Liu.

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