The picture shows the icebreaker deployed by Russia in the Arctic Circle
As China and Russia have built a natural gas transportation project through the Arctic, this project can transport 2 million tons of oil and gas back to China from Russia in one go every year. This made the United States unable to sit still. So what is it about this super transportation project that makes the United States so nervous?
The picture shows the super transportation project created by Russia and China by the Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition Team
. Its name is the Arctic Natural Gas Channel Plan. This plan relies on the Arctic Ocean channel to be opened in the summer when the ice layer thaws, allowing China to Being able to use a large number of transport ships to transport at least 2 million tons of oil and gas resources from Russia in one go will not only allow China to reduce its fuel and natural gas procurement funds by up to billions of dollars, but also allow Russia to gain huge profits. No wonder the United States After learning the news, I couldn't sit still.
The picture shows Russia's oil and gas extraction facilities in the Arctic Circle
Especially in the Arctic Ocean shipping lanes, which are heavily deployed and blocked by the United States and other Western countries, the Malacca channel system is completely different. In the Arctic Circle the sea closures in winter During this period, even a maritime military power like the United States will not take the risk of its warships crashing on the Arctic Ocean ice and dispatch fleets in advance to block Arctic Ocean routes in advance, especially when the United States has a serious shortage of heavy icebreakers. Under this premise, the only ships that can conduct advance inspections during the freezing season of the Arctic Ocean waterways will only be the various attack nuclear submarines deployed by the United States. In this way, the possibility of the United States wanting to deploy obstacles on the Arctic Ocean waterways in advance is almost zero. What makes the United States even more uncomfortable is that even if the Arctic Ocean shipping lanes begin to thaw, most of its navigable areas are related to Russia's territorial waters. Even if the United States wants to use the power of its own navy to attack China and Russia. to block the Arctic Ocean routes, but they cannot take the risk of sending warships to break into Russia's territorial waters to intercept and inspect merchant ships sailing there. Otherwise, even if Russia's current surface combat effectiveness is not enough to resist the power of the U.S. Navy, However, the large number of cruise missile nuclear submarines or ballistic missile strategic strike nuclear submarines owned by Russia are enough for the United States to seriously consider the dire consequences that forcibly blocking the Arctic Ocean waterways will bring to itself.
If Russia deploys pipelines on the ice sheet
Especially after China and Russia once again cooperate closely on the Arctic Ocean waterway issue, Russia will not only be able to export a large amount of its own oil and gas resources, but also obtain a large amount of funds from China, the world's factory. , this also means that the impact of sanctions imposed on Russia by a series of Western countries led by the United States will be greatly reduced, not to mention, if China is allowed to extend its hands to the development of Arctic Ocean routes, China’s international discourse China’s power will be enhanced to a certain extent, and this series of things is something the United States does not want to happen. No wonder the United States will try every means to create obstacles to China and Russia’s Arctic waterway development plans. Even if they do not have any advantages in Arctic Circle development projects, if they do not find ways to prevent China and Russia from cooperating on Arctic Circle projects, that will mean The United States has less say in the Arctic region, and the possibility of China and Russia joining forces to confront the United States continues to increase. Therefore, even if it knows that it cannot do so, the United States will actively respond to the plans of China and Russia on the Arctic Ocean waterways. destroy.
