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Canada discovers 'Chinese Surveillance Buoys' in the Arctic, which may be used to track ships in the region.

China is at war with the rest of the world in an effort to become a superpower and dominate the globe. It is willing to use any means necessary to achieve its goals, disregarding boundaries and civilized behavior.

A new report reveals that the Canadian military captured a Chinese monitoring buoy in the Arctic Ocean days after a U.S. fighter aircraft shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon that had entered American airspace after flying over Canada.

The Globe and Mail reported that the Canadian military discovered and retrieved Chinese monitoring buoys from the Arctic as part of "Operation Limpid," a continuous effort to provide early identification of threats to Canada's security.

The revelation would likely place Beijing's surveillance activities back under scrutiny, as it comes just weeks after the US Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon. Before entering US airspace, the balloon flew over Alaska and Canada.

The military or government of Canada has not acknowledged that the recovered beacons were used for surveillance. Nonetheless, as soon as the announcement was made, rumors began to circulate that the dual-use monitoring buoys were deployed for espionage.

A monitoring buoy is generally used as a locator or warning point for the vessels, besides serving the purpose of more traditional sensing and navigational instrumentation. However, these vessels are also frequently used for military surveillance and intelligence gathering operations around the world.

Due to the sensitivity of the matter, the director of media relations at the Department of National Defense, Daniel Le Bouthillier, affirmed the interception and subsequent retrieval without providing further details.

"The Department of National Defense and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are aware of China's recent efforts to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and maritime approaches using dual-use technologies," he said.

Intriguingly, retired lieutenant-general Michael Day predicted that these Chinese beacons would likely be used to measure seafloors and ice thickness as well as monitor US nuclear submarine activity in the Arctic.

"China, like most nations, is extremely intrigued in the major changes occurring in the north. "They do not have an ice-bound port, but their icebreaking fleet is expanding swiftly," he said.

Several countries, including China, Russia, and the United States, are expanding their presence in the Arctic as climate change continues to erode Arctic glaciers and make more waterways navigable.

According to Lieutenant-General Day, travel through the Arctic would be considerably shorter for Chinese ships than circumnavigating South America.

The lieutenant-general added that a presence in the arctic would enable Beijing to monitor the military of the United States and Canada.
China Has Ambitions in the North!

Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States are the eight sovereign countries that make up the Arctic and enjoy significant influence over this strategically important region. Military and policy experts have repeatedly warned that China aspires to join their ranks.

According to the Brookings Institute, China has dispatched high-level representatives to the region 33 times over the past two decades, engaged or joined the majority of the major Arctic institutions, sought to establish a half-dozen scientific facilities in Arctic states, pursued a variety of projects with plausible dual-use economic benefits, expanded its icebreaker fleet, and even dispatched naval vessels.

China announced in 2018 that it would expand the Belt and Road Initiative into the Arctic and construct maritime routes as part of the Polar Silk Road initiative.

China stated in its first white paper on Arctic policy that it will encourage businesses to establish infrastructure and conduct commercial trial voyages, paving the way for "Polar Silk Road" maritime routes. Since then, it has continuously sought to expand its presence in the region.

Although the United States and other NATO allies have recognized and acknowledged Russia as the primary threat in the Arctic, China is quickly catching up.

Adding to the already formidable Russian threat in the Arctic, Chinese military analysts advocated for increased cooperation between the two countries.