| Summary: | 碩士 國立政治大學 國際經營管理英語碩士學位學程(IMBA) 111933055 After expanding the Belt and Road Initiative to Africa and Latin America, China is now looking North, towards the Arctic. However, its increasing interest in this region has raised lots of suspicion from the Arctic states, and the West in general. Indeed, having self-claimed itself as a “Near-Arctic” State in 2018 and wanting to participate in the economic development of the region, some worry about aggressive domination and monopolization of the region’s possible natural resources.\n\nYet, the reality states otherwise. Though present in the Arctic region through scientific cooperation, China’s mining and oil ventures are, most of the time, contested, halted and, abandoned. Its reputation in Africa and the rising tensions between Arctic states since the Russian invasion have put China’s plans for the High North on hold. Still, the Middle Kingdom has shown a clear interest it does not wish to be excluded from future developments in this region, especially in the exploitation of the northern sea route, given the rapid melting of the ice.\nNonetheless, conscious of its need and dependency on petroleum, gas, and minerals, most of its investments in the energy industry are located in the Russian Arctic.\n\nWhile the region is facing more and more geopolitical instability with the adhesion of Finland to NATO and the remilitarization of the Russian Arctic, there is currently no China threat in terms of economic domination. Still, given Xi Jinping’s ambitions, belligerent attitude, and the concept of civil-military fusion, China’s true colors are yet to be seen in the next decade. Table of Contents\n1. Introduction 1\n2. China, a rising superpower: an increasing need for natural resources 3\n2.1. Natural Resources: what it is, where it is, why is it so important? 3\n2.1.1. Definition of natural resources 3\n2.1.2. Where are natural resources located? 3\n2.1.3. Why are natural resources so important? 4\n2.2. China in its quest on securing natural resources 7\n2.2.1. What ...
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