China + Russia — Dual-Use Infrastructure and Positional Accumulation
Strategic Positioning for Post-ATS Exploitation
China (5 stations spanning full continental arc): Qinling (2024, Ross Sea, 320 km from McMurdo) = BeiDou TT&C node + intelligence signals (SIGINT) collection against US allies and Oceania rocket launches.
Also in The Locked Continent
The Antarctic Treaty System — Managing Competition Without ResolutionLegal Architecture — Sovereignty Frozen, Not RenouWhat Is Under the Ice — Resource Wealth of a Locked ContinentGeological Survey Data — Tier 1 (USGS)Operation Highjump — Taxil Test AppliedSeparating Military History from Fabrication (1946The 2048 Convergence — Phoenix Reset Meets Treaty ReviewPhase V — What Happens After the Reset