Fwd from @ River Silk Road Will the Chinese conquer the Arctic through Kazakhstan? Chinese Arctic have long been well known to everyone - authorities send expeditions there and use the Northern Sea Route for logistics purposes. But the region is already talking about expanding plans. In #China, #Russia, and Kazakhstan, according to , they are considering the possibility of turning rivers into part of a corridor to the Arctic Ocean. This concerns the Irtysh-Ob river system stretching over 4