China inaugurated a trade route to Europe via the Arctic which it called the "polar silk route." This route represents a new geopolitical avenue that allows the Asian country to connect with the European continent through the Arctic Ocean.
The newspaper DN spoke via Zoom about this novelty with Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at Natixis in Hong Kong. Herrero is also a researcher at the European think tank Bruegel and author of an analysis on the topic published in the newspaper Le Monde.
According to the thesis presented in the article, China uses the Arctic because it needs trade routes that the United States cannot close, that is, alternative routes to traditional ones that do not depend on ports or channels controlled by Washington.
The interview with the Spanish economist comes as a specialized source to explain the geopolitical implications of this new trade route and the strategic significance of Chinese presence in the Arctic region.
