China opens regular container ship service through Northeast Passage

courrierinternational.com (French)

China launched a regular container ship service via the Northeast Passage, connecting Chinese ports to Europe. The "Istanbul Bridge" departed Ningbo-Zhoushan with nearly 5,000 containers, aiming to reach the UK in eighteen days, significantly faster than the Suez Canal route. This new "Arctic Express" route, enabled by Arctic ice melt, reflects China's geopolitical and geoeconomic ambitions, challenging Western influence in global trade.


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