Russia helped China open two new drug routes via the Bering Strait
On Saturday, Russia helped China open two new year-round drug routes.
https://www.arctictoday.com/company-launches-china-europe-shipping-route-global-times-says/
Both pass through the Bering Strait, a 53-mile gap between Alaska and Russia.
South of the Strait is the Pacific Ocean.
To the North, the Arctic Circle.
One drug route is to Europe.
Rouen is a port city in France on the Seine River, 78 miles northwest of Paris
The other route is through Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway:
its easternmost port is Halifax, Canada.
Duluth, Minnesota, is at the western end.
the Great Lakes have 14 ports.
https://arcticportal.org/shipping-portlet/shipping-routes/northwest-passage
The solid green line represents the Northwest Passage, extending from the Bering Sea, located at the top right of the map, to Halifax, Canada, on the bottom left.
14 Ports of the Five Great Lakes
https://clearseas.org/insights/marine-shipping-in-the-great-lakes-what-you-need-to-know/
Shaking hands on June 6th, 2024, are Vladimir Panov and Fan Yuxin.
Russia agreed to provide year-round international container ship transportation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for a Chinese shipping container company.
Panov is a Special Representative for Arctic Development of Rosatom State Corporation.
Fan Yuxin is the Chairman of Hainan Yangpu NewNew Shipping Co. Ltd.
The Russian Federation owns Rosatom.
It is a holding company for Russia’s State Atomic Energy Program.
https://atommedia.online/en/press-releases/rosatom-podpisal-soglashenie-s-kitajs/
https://nsr.rosatom.ru/en/company/object-of-activity-and-functions-of-nsra/
How can the flow of drugs through the Arctic Circle to North America and Europe be stopped?
To avoid American sanctions, Rosatom only accepts payments in gold and Chinese yuan.
This sidesteps financial sanctions on dollar and euro payments.
Updated Oct. 19th
Updated Oct. 14th
