When Beijing sends research vessels into the Arctic, “it’s always double-dipping” for broader Chinese economic and military interests than just science, two experts on the changing security environment in the High North said last week. “If the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] wants access to [the researchers’ findings], they’ll get access to it,” Matthew Funaiole, a senior fellow at the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said. “Keep an eye on the research vessels.” China sent five research vessels into the Arctic in summer 2024. Funaiole added, “everything sort of benefits one another” sector in the
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