# China and Russia conduct first joint Arctic sea ice observation

https://mins.news/en/item/47045

- CGTN, 2026-09-05 12:45 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-05/China-Russia-conduct-first-joint-Arctic-sea-ice-observation-1QcaP5NTRcc/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> During China’s 16th Arctic expedition, researchers aboard the icebreaker Xuelong 2 and two Russian scientists conducted the first China-Russia field cooperation on sea ice monitoring. They are documenting ice and snow conditions along the ship’s route to complement satellite data and support assessments of Arctic and climate change, as well as ship design and navigation in icy waters.

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