Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has held discussions with Canada’s Nordic allies about Beijing’s growing threat to Arctic sovereignty through its interest in natural resources and exploration in the region.
The prime minister told reporters on June 26 during his visit to Iceland that China’s recent activity in the Arctic came up as a point of discussion with Trudeau’s Nordic counterparts.
“There’s a recognition that China is styling itself as a near-Arctic nation, has interests in development, exploration, and perhaps eventual installation of natural-resource platforms or drilling platforms,” Trudeau said in response to questions from reporters on whether he and Nordic leaders had discussed China’s Arctic threat….