China-Russia ties in Arctic keep U.S. and Canada on alert

Alaska and Yukon territory share info as warships and thin-hulled tankers pass by

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Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker Shun Tai is seen anchored at the Kozmino terminal in Nakhodka Bay near the Russian port city of Nakhodka.  © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- The deepening partnership between Russia and China in the Arctic region has put authorities in far northwestern U.S. and Canada on their toes, with worries ranging from big groups of warships to the risk of oil spills.

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