China's growing capability to domestically produce ice-capable ships is concerning enough. There's no need to exaggerate the capabilities of their current polar fleet.
Why it is concerning, that China can build ice capable ship domestic? China, as well as many countries share scientific interest on Polar areas. There is probably only one country in the world who wants to militarize Arctic.
It's about controlling the Northwest passage and northern sea ways. China looks for waterway control and monopolization (see the South China Sea). If they were able to monopolize this theater, they could deny access to any other nation-state without permission, this is what they are actively doing in other theatres. See Sec of State Marco Rubios comments on the Panama Canal, same principle as what's happening here. Allowing China and Russia to operate unopposed concedes extremely important waterways as the North Arctic loses its sea ice
Having separate posts on individual ship designs is a welcome idea.
Why it is concerning, that China can build ice capable ship domestic? China, as well as many countries share scientific interest on Polar areas. There is probably only one country in the world who wants to militarize Arctic.
It's about controlling the Northwest passage and northern sea ways. China looks for waterway control and monopolization (see the South China Sea). If they were able to monopolize this theater, they could deny access to any other nation-state without permission, this is what they are actively doing in other theatres. See Sec of State Marco Rubios comments on the Panama Canal, same principle as what's happening here. Allowing China and Russia to operate unopposed concedes extremely important waterways as the North Arctic loses its sea ice