China's research icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, departed from its home base in Shanghai for its latest Antarctic expedition on Monday morning, marking the third time that both Xuelong and ...

China has sent two icebreakers to the Antarctic in its most ambitious polar expedition to the resource-rich continent yet. The Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, left Shanghai on Tuesday morning with a crew ...

Washington views the Arctic as a strategic priority, but Chinese analysts split on whether costly infrastructure serves ...

The U.S. has only two polar icebreakers to Russia’s three dozen and has struggled to acquire more. China and Russia are growing more active around receding ice.

Heavy icebreakers are crucial for national security Heavy icebreakers are also essential assets for national security in the Arctic and to uphold U.S. sovereignty in our polar seas.

Why the United States has only two icebreakers and Russia has 55, and why that is not a big deal, is not what you think.

The Icebreakers 2021 Chinese New Year online celebration was held on Wednesday via virtual platforms, to promote cultural exchanges and enhance mutual understanding between China and the United ...

F OR WEEKS Chinese state media have been proudly reporting the progress of two icebreakers, Xue Long and Xue Long 2, on their voyage to Antarctica. China has maintained research bases in the Earth ...

Do icebreakers contribute to climate change? By Katherine Leitzell. Published: April 28, 2012. Arctic sea ice reflects most of the sun's rays, helping to keep the Arctic and the whole Northern ...

The United States needs more icebreakers. The country has a growing national interest in the Arctic, and its relations with Russia, a dominant force in the region, are increasingly chilly. Yet ...

President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose speeding up the timeline for purchasing and constructing new Coast Guard icebreakers in the Arctic, an area where the United States has fallen behind ...