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Aug 8, 2026
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Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons' presence
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
-1.00 · LEFT
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.280 · RIGHT
Ensemble
-0.360 · CENTER LEFT
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Article Excerpt
Canada and the U.S. are shadowing two Chinese icebreakers operating in Arctic waters off Alaska, amid growing concern their scientific missions could also gather strategically valuable undersea data. Defence experts warn China’s expanding Arctic presence is testing Canada's already stretched military capabilities.
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