# Escalating geopolitical tensions does not contribute to a peaceful Arctic, China’s MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/110919

- TASS, 2026-10-22 10:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2206177

> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that taking sides and fueling geopolitical confrontation would not support peaceful, steady development in the Arctic. She was responding to the EU’s new Arctic strategy and Kaja Kallas’s statements that the bloc plans to counter Russia and China in the region.

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