CanadaJiānádà加拿大announcedxuānbù宣布to spend / investchīzī斥资CAD$35 billionsān bǎi wǔshí yì jiā yuán三百五十亿加元to strengthenjiāqiáng加强Arctic defenceBěijí fángwù北极防务。
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
announced
xuānbù
宣布
to spend / invest
chīzī
斥资
CAD$35 billion
sān bǎi wǔshí yì jiā yuán
三百五十亿加元
to strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
Arctic defence
Běijí fángwù
北极防务
March 12th
sān yuè shí èr rì
三月十二日
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Mark Carney
Mǎkè Kǎní
马克·卡尼
announced
xuānbù
宣布
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
will
jiāng
将
spend / invest
chīzī
斥资
nearly
jìn
近
CAD$35 billion
sān bǎi wǔshí yì jiā yuán
三百五十亿加元
substantially
dàlì
大力
strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
the Arctic
Běijí Dìqū
北极地区
possessive particle
de
的
military defence
jūnshì fángwù
军事防务
and
yǔ
与
infrastructure development
jīchǔ shèshī jiànshè
基础设施建设
Carney
Kǎní
卡尼
emphasized
qiángdiào
强调
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
cannot
bù néng
不能
any longer
zài
再
rely on
yīlài
依赖
other countries
tā guó
他国
to guarantee
bǎozhàng
保障
its own
zìshēn
自身
security
ānquán
安全
must
bìxū
必须
to strengthen
qiánghuà
强化
over
duì
对
northern territories
běifāng lǐngtǔ
北方领土
possessive particle
de
的
sovereign control
zhǔquán kòngzhì
主权控制
March 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
March 12th
sān yuè shí èr rì
三月十二日
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Mark Carney
Mǎkè Kǎní
马克·卡尼
in
zài
在
Northwest Territories
Xīběi Dìqū
西北地区
capital city
shǒufǔ
首府
Yellowknife
Yēluò nài fū
耶洛奈夫
announced
xuānbù
宣布
federal government
liánbāng zhèngfǔ
联邦政府
will
jiāng
将
invest
tóuzī
投资
nearly
jìn
近
CAD$35 billion
sān bǎi wǔshí yì jiā yuán
三百五十亿加元
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
the Arctic
Běijí Dìqū
北极地区
possessive particle
de
的
defence
fángwù
防务
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
and
hé
和
economic development
jīngjì fāzhǎn
经济发展
the plan
gāi jìhuà
该计划
includes
bāokuò
包括
in
zài
在
Yellowknife
Yēluò nài fū
耶洛奈夫
Inuvik
Yī nǔ wéi kè
伊努维克
and
hé
和
Iqaluit
Yī kǎ lú yī tè
伊卡卢伊特
and other locations
děng dì
等地
to
duì
对
forward operating locations
qiányán zuòzhàn jīdì
前沿作战基地
to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
upgrade
shēngjí
升级
the main funding
zhǔyào zījīn
主要资金
amounts to approximately
yuē wéi
约为
CAD$32 billion
sān bǎi èrshí yì jiā yuán
三百二十亿加元
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
also
hái
还
announced
xuānbù
宣布
investing
tóuzī
投资
CAD$2.67 billion
èrshíliù diǎn qī yì jiā yuán
二十六点七亿加元
in
zài
在
the Arctic
Běijí Dìqū
北极地区
to establish
xīn jiàn
新建
four
sì gè
四个
northern operational support bases
běifāng zuòzhàn zhīyuán jīdì
北方作战支援基地
respectively
fēnbié
分别
located in
wèiyú
位于
Whitehorse
Báimǎ Shì
白马市
and
jí
及
Nunavut territory
Nǔnàwǔtè Dìqū
努纳武特地区
possessive particle
de
的
three
sān gè
三个
communities
shèqū
社区
these
zhèxiē
这些
newly built
xīn jiàn
新建
bases
jīdì
基地
will
jiāng
将
enable
shǐ
使
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
armed forces
wǔzhuāng bùduì
武装部队
to be able to
nénggòu
能够
year-round
quán nián
全年
in
zài
在
the Arctic
Běijí Dìqū
北极地区
operate
huódòng
活动
and
bìng
并
in
zài
在
emergency situations
jǐnjí qíngkuàng xià
紧急情况下
rapidly
xùnsù
迅速
deploy
bùshǔ
部署
forces
lìliàng
力量
Carney
Kǎní
卡尼
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
stated
biǎoshì
表示
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
must
bìxū
必须
strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
over
duì
对
its own
běn guó
本国
northern territories
běifāng lǐngtǔ
北方领土
possessive particle
de
的
control
kòngzhì
控制
and
bìng
并
explicitly
míngquè
明确
stated
zhǐchū
指出
the country
gāi guó
该国
cannot
bù néng
不能
continue to
jìxù
继续
rely on
yīlài
依赖
other countries
tā guó
他国
to
lái
来
guarantee
bǎozhàng
保障
its own
zìshēn
自身
security
ānquán
安全
this
cǐ cì
此次
announced
xuānbù de
宣布的
projects
xiàngmù
项目
also include
hái bāokuò
还包括
Mackenzie Valley Highway
Màikěnqí hégǔ gōnglù
麦肯齐河谷公路
extension
yánshēn duàn
延伸段
hydro expansion project
shuǐdiàn kuòjiàn gōngchéng
水电扩建工程
as well as
yǐjí
以及
Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Běijí jīngjì yǔ ānquán zǒuláng
北极经济与安全走廊
and other
děng
等
major projects
zhòngdà xiàngmù
重大项目
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
believe
rènwéi
认为
this
zhè yī
这一
major investment
zhòngdà tóuzī
重大投资
both is
jì shì
既是
in response to
duì
对
Arctic sovereignty disputes
Běijí zhǔquán zhēngduān
北极主权争端
increasingly intense
rìyì jīliè
日益激烈
possessive particle
de
的
response
huíyìng
回应
also
yě
也
reflects
fǎnyìng chū
反映出
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
seeking
xúnqiú
寻求
strategic autonomy
zhànlüè zìzhǔ
战略自主
possessive particle
de
的
determination
yìyuàn
意愿
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and
hé
和
China
Zhōngguó
中国
both
jūn
均
toward
duì
对
the Arctic
Běijí Dìqū
北极地区
possessive particle
de
的
strategic resources
zhànlüè zīyuán
战略资源
and
hé
和
shipping lanes
hángdào
航道
have shown
biǎoxiàn chū
表现出
increasingly
rìyì
日益
strong / keen
nóng hòu de
浓厚的
interest
xìngqù
兴趣
this also
zhè yě
这也
makes
shǐ
使
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
Arctic defence
Běijí fángwù
北极防务
appear
xiǎnde
显得
especially
yóuwéi
尤为
urgent / pressing
pòqiè
迫切
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