Since Chinese container ships began plying the Northern Sea Route three years ago, the Arctic shipping lane has gained global importance. Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea later that year disrupted traffic through the Suez Canal – the fastest route between Europe and Asia – in ...
Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3364278/why-arctic-sea-route-has-become-so-important-china-and-russia?utm_source=rss_feed)