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Special envoys in the United States Arctic Affairs said that China and Russia's increasingly strengthened military cooperation in the Arctic region released the "worrying signal".

Michael Sfraga, the first special ambassador of the United States Arctic Affairs, said in an interview published by Reuters on Friday (November 1) that the United States is closely paying attention to Russia and China in the Arctic region.Growth and complex military cooperation releases "worrying signals".

Sfraga said that the bomber in Russia and China flew near the coast of Alaska in July this year.In October of this year, the Sino -Russian maritime police ship formation for the first time to communicate with the Bailing Strait of the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean for the first time.

He said that these activities were carried out in international waters and conforming to international law, but the Chinese and Russian bombers flying on the Alaska coast caused security concerns in the United States.

Svelaga said, "We do need to consider security issues and strengthen our own alliances and common defense.""Arctic", the United States is paying close attention to the evolution of military activities of the two countries in the Arctic region.

With the global climate warming and narrowing the ice area, the rich fossil fuel and mineral resources of the Arctic and the sea become easier to minimize.The Arctic Ocean routes are also increasingly used as alternative trade routes between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

Russia and the United States are one of the eight countries that have territories in the Arctic. China calls itself a "near the Arctic" country and has the right to use the NATO mining resources and navigation and flying over.

In recent years, Russia and China have strengthened military cooperation in the Arctic region, and also hoped to open up a "Ice Silk Road" in the Arctic.Under Western sanctions, Russia seeks more petroleum and natural gas to China, while China seek replacement routes to reduce its dependence on the Southeast Asia Malacca Strait.