China to publish Arctic shipping route guide: state media

China to publish Arctic shipping route guide: state media
Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2014 - China will soon publish a guide to navigating the Northeast Passage, a recently opened shortcut to Europe through the Arctic, state media reported Friday in a further sign of the country's polar ambitions. The guide covers the Northern Sea Route, a shipping lane that Russian legislation defines as running from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean along the Russian Arctic coast, the China Daily ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/China_to_publish_Arctic_shipping_route_guide_state_media_999.html