The Polar Silk Road: China’s New Frontier of International Cooperation
The introduction of the “Polar Silk Road (PSR)” into the first comprehensive white paper on Arctic policy is a historic step for China’s Arctic engagement. Over the past few years, China has achieved policy synergies and launched industrial, scientific and technological cooperation with Russia and N...
| Published in: | China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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World Century Publishing Corporation
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1142/S2377740018500215 https://doaj.org/article/8009a937bca8495baedc0e8df4113d82 |
| Summary: | The introduction of the “Polar Silk Road (PSR)” into the first comprehensive white paper on Arctic policy is a historic step for China’s Arctic engagement. Over the past few years, China has achieved policy synergies and launched industrial, scientific and technological cooperation with Russia and Nordic countries. With enlarged interests and enhanced capabilities, China is becoming a preferred partner for Russia and Nordic countries in a number of infrastructure, energy and transportation projects within the Arctic region. The PSR framework to advance Arctic cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) presents both economic opportunities and social as well as environmental challenges for Chinese enterprises to balance the utilization and protection of the Arctic. |
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