The success of the Arctic route has nothing to do with its commercial potential, which is ultimately very limited.
This waterway is far from representing a transit axis between China and Europe, explains Julien Bouissou, a journalist at “Le Monde”, in his column. But three countries are counting on it for industrial or geopolitical reasons: Russia, China and South Korea.
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