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Battle for Arctic territory pits US against China and Russia

By Anna Giaritelli

Published December 4, 2023 8:00am ET

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Battle for Arctic territory pits US against China and Russia — FILE - This Aug. 6, 2007 file photo shows the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy leaving Seattle for a scientific mission in the Arctic that will include breaking ice well north of Barrow, Alaska. The U.S. is racing to keep pace with stepped-up activity in the once sleepy Arctic frontier, but it is far from being in the lead. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) | Ted S. Warren

Democrats and Republicans in Washington are finding unity in a mutual concern over China’s and Russia’s rush to take control of the Arctic region.

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