Which three economic centers are connected by the Silk Road on Ice

The Ice Silk Road connects three major economic centers: North America, East Asia and Western Europe.

The Ice Silk Road mainly includes the Northeast Passage through Russian waters, the Northwest Passage through Canadian waters, and the Central Passage through the center of the Arctic Ocean. Ice is the Arctic Ocean, and ice refers to the Arctic shipping lanes that cross the Arctic Circle to connect the three major economic centers of North America, Asia and Europe.

The Yamal Peninsula, which runs deep into the Arctic Circle, has some of the world's richest natural gas reserves, but is one of the most difficult fields to exploit due to geography and climate. China and Russia *** to build the "Silk Road on Ice", so that the exploitation of Yamal's frozen energy becomes possible, and Chinese companies have become an important force in the construction and operation of this difficult project. For China, *** build the "Silk Road on ice" can bring real benefits for Chinese companies, but also help the development of ports and ease the country's energy constraints.

Actual progress in the construction of the Ice Silk Road

In November 2017, China and Russia once again exchanged in-depth views on the creation of the "Ice Silk Road", and reached a new *** knowledge. First, including the COSCO Shipping Group has completed a number of voyages to the Arctic shipping lanes of the test voyage; Second, the two countries' transportation departments are negotiating a memorandum of understanding on China-Russia maritime cooperation in polar waters, in order to continue to improve the policy and legal basis for cooperation in Arctic development. Thirdly, enterprises of the two countries are actively carrying out cooperation in oil and gas exploration and development in the Arctic region, and are discussing transportation infrastructure construction projects along the Arctic shipping lanes.

In addition, China's Ministry of Commerce and Russia's Ministry of Economic Development are taking the lead in exploring the establishment of a special working mechanism to promote the development and utilization of Arctic shipping lanes. The development of resources in the Arctic region, the construction of infrastructure, as well as tourism, scientific research and other all-round cooperation.

In the evening of September 5, 2018, after 33 days of sea voyage, COSCO Shipping's "Tian'en" cargo ship arrived in Rouen, a port city in northwest France. This is the first time for the ship to visit Europe along the "Silk Road on Ice" via the Arctic.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Ice Silk Road