Report: China, Russia hold similar views on Northern Sea Route — Chinese foreign minister

TASS (Russia) has reported on “Report: China, Russia hold similar views on Northern Sea Route — Chinese foreign minister,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

The available account reports that the Chinese top diplomat described the ocean as the "blue connecting thread," upon which the security and long-term development of all countries depend

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