Arctic Frontier: Ice Silk Road and Its Role in China's Advance to the Arctic
In recent circumstances of world climate change, Arctic zone has become of great interest for those countries actively involved in its development. With the constant climate warming, deglaciation and increasing of sea-level, commercial transport ways through the Arctic Ocean become a possible econom...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:342f819bf0b7484ca4b75a5f5a0a8cf6 2023-05-15T14:32:24+02:00 Arctic Frontier: Ice Silk Road and Its Role in China's Advance to the Arctic Elena G. USHAKOVA 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.43.128 https://doaj.org/article/342f819bf0b7484ca4b75a5f5a0a8cf6 EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University http://arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=356511 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.43.128 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/342f819bf0b7484ca4b75a5f5a0a8cf6 Арктика и Север, Vol 43, Iss 43, Pp 109-122 (2021) arctic china ice silk road arctic strategy of china sino-russian relations Social Sciences H article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.43.128 2022-12-31T05:40:49Z In recent circumstances of world climate change, Arctic zone has become of great interest for those countries actively involved in its development. With the constant climate warming, deglaciation and increasing of sea-level, commercial transport ways through the Arctic Ocean become a possible economic solution for large exporting countries. Due to importance of north passage for China, Beijing proclaimed itself as a "near-circle State" to get advantages from the development of Northern Sea Route (NSR) that can provide direct access to the Arctic zone and its natural resources. Considering this, China has recently published its White Paper on Arctic Policy, where it announces "Ice Silk Road" to be the official Arctic strategy of China. This article underlines the major intentions and interests of China in its Arctic strategy. One of China's intentions is an enhancement of the Northern Sea Route, that still raises concerns from the specialists whether it can be applicable part of Arctic strategy of China. This article approves that according to Ice Silk Road's connotation Russia should play an indispensable role in China's advancement to the Arctic zone through NSR. Moreover, the author investigates the influence of "Ice Silk Road" on Sino-Russian relations. Both China and Russia appear to prioritize this strategy to ameliorate economic situation and infrastructure in less-developed regions of two countries. Though, economic development of Arctic coastal cities is one of the priorities of the Russian Federation, it remains to be attentive to the involvement of China in the development of the region, mainly out of fear that it will influence its legal position in the Arctic region. Meanwhile, it stays important that two governments come to a consensus concerning the legislative basis of NSR usage and have a deep assessment of advantages and disadvantages that come out as a result of their partnership. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Climate change Northern Sea Route Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean North Passage ENVELOPE(-130.460,-130.460,54.475,54.475) Arctic and North 43 128 143 |
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In recent circumstances of world climate change, Arctic zone has become of great interest for those countries actively involved in its development. With the constant climate warming, deglaciation and increasing of sea-level, commercial transport ways through the Arctic Ocean become a possible economic solution for large exporting countries. Due to importance of north passage for China, Beijing proclaimed itself as a "near-circle State" to get advantages from the development of Northern Sea Route (NSR) that can provide direct access to the Arctic zone and its natural resources. Considering this, China has recently published its White Paper on Arctic Policy, where it announces "Ice Silk Road" to be the official Arctic strategy of China. This article underlines the major intentions and interests of China in its Arctic strategy. One of China's intentions is an enhancement of the Northern Sea Route, that still raises concerns from the specialists whether it can be applicable part of Arctic strategy of China. This article approves that according to Ice Silk Road's connotation Russia should play an indispensable role in China's advancement to the Arctic zone through NSR. Moreover, the author investigates the influence of "Ice Silk Road" on Sino-Russian relations. Both China and Russia appear to prioritize this strategy to ameliorate economic situation and infrastructure in less-developed regions of two countries. Though, economic development of Arctic coastal cities is one of the priorities of the Russian Federation, it remains to be attentive to the involvement of China in the development of the region, mainly out of fear that it will influence its legal position in the Arctic region. Meanwhile, it stays important that two governments come to a consensus concerning the legislative basis of NSR usage and have a deep assessment of advantages and disadvantages that come out as a result of their partnership. |
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