Beijing and Washington’s relationship has plummeted in recent years, but it might be improved if a common goal could be found for them to work on together
Unfortunately not many potential common goals exist, with the US having pulled out of the climate change accords, and Space and Covid being too sensitive
The Arctic is going to be of increasing importance as the sea ice melts and it will become a centre for resource extraction and replete with important shipping lanes, vital for world trade
Finding common ground in this isolated region may help to stimulate a rebuilding of trust outside of the glare of publicity and hawkish debate
Original Straits Times article: The Arctic can be where Washington, Beijing thaw their ties