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00:00A new era of geopolitical maneuvering unfolds in one of Earth's last frontiers.
00:06The joint patrol by Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable bombers is another sign of collaboration between
00:13Moscow and Beijing in the Arctic region.
00:16Our next story explains how the recent development has thrust the icy expanse into the spotlight
00:22as a potential flashpoint for future conflicts.
00:30A dramatic display of military might, escalating the strategic contest, nuclear-capable Russian
00:41Tu-95Ms and Chinese Zhiyuan X-6 bombers held joint patrols near the U.S. state of Alaska,
00:50over the Chukchi and Bering Seas and the North Pacific.
00:55The patrols underscore the growing importance of the Arctic as a focal point of geopolitical
01:01tensions between the U.S., Russia and China.
01:06Alerted by the presence of bombers, U.S. and Canada scrambled their fighter jets.
01:12While no foreign airspace was violated, this incident marked the first time Russian and
01:18Chinese aircraft jointly entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
01:25The timing of this patrol is significant.
01:29Coming just days after the U.S. released a strategy report highlighting Russia's increased
01:35military presence in the Arctic.
01:38Since the Soviet era, Russia has been reopening and modernizing several bases and airfields
01:45in the region.
01:47Meanwhile, China is investing heavily in polar exploration and research, aiming to build
01:54a polar silk road and secure alternative shipping routes, to reduce its reliance on the Strait
02:01of Malacca.
02:03The Arctic, for long considered a desolate and inaccessible wasteland, has rapidly transformed
02:11into a hotbed of international interest and competition.
02:17As climate change continues to melt the polarized caps at an alarming rate, previously impossible
02:24sea routes are opening up, offering tantalizing prospects for resource exploitation and strategic
02:32military positioning.
02:35This environmental shift has catalyzed a new great game in the North with Russia, China
02:41and the U.S. vying for supremacy.
02:45On the same day as the Arctic patrol, Russia's Defense Ministry reported scrambling a Sukhoi-27
02:52fighter jet to escort British Typhoon fighter jets and an RC-135 reconnaissance plane over
03:00the Black Sea, further highlighting the escalating military tensions in multiple theaters.
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