For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.
According to the report "Frozen Frontiers – China’s great power ambitions in the polar regions," published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) China “has undertaken ambitious expeditions and developed world-class facilities” that serve “to advance China’s broader strategic and military interests.”
