China’s Arctic Strategy:a Comprehensive Approach in Times of Great Power Rivalry
There are growing signs that great power rivalry is making a comeback in the Arctic region, and China, a self-proclaimed “near-Arctic state,” has shown growing interest in expanding its activity in it. This article investigates China’s Arctic intentions in the context of the recently emerging notion...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/028c4758-c048-41db-9b4d-db807ad33a22 2024-02-11T09:59:23+01:00 China’s Arctic Strategy:a Comprehensive Approach in Times of Great Power Rivalry Puranen, Matti Kopra, Sanna 2023-12 application/pdf https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/028c4758-c048-41db-9b4d-db807ad33a22 https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.196 https://lacris.ulapland.fi/ws/files/37190998/658ab62d3da14.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85181490945&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85181490945&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/028c4758-c048-41db-9b4d-db807ad33a22 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Puranen , M & Kopra , S 2023 , ' China’s Arctic Strategy : a Comprehensive Approach in Times of Great Power Rivalry ' , Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies , vol. 6 , no. 1 , pp. 239–253 . https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.196 Arctic China geopolitics international relations strategy /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/17/2 name=International political science /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/20/3 name=Other social sciences article 2023 ftulaplandcdispu https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.196 2024-01-25T00:03:06Z There are growing signs that great power rivalry is making a comeback in the Arctic region, and China, a self-proclaimed “near-Arctic state,” has shown growing interest in expanding its activity in it. This article investigates China’s Arctic intentions in the context of the recently emerging notion of “total national security” in the country, and suggests that individual aspects of China’s Arctic strategy – including its Arctic military strategy – should not be analyzed on their own but should, rather, be seen as a manifestation of China’s rather unique total security conception in a regional context. Drawing insights from original, official, Chinese-language sources, discussions on China’s Arctic strategy among Chinese security experts and academic communities, and by observing recent Chinese economic, political, and scientific activities in the Arctic, the article demonstrates that China’s Arctic strategy follows what we describe as a “comprehensive approach” consisting of four main arms: political, economic, scientific, and military. This strategy is designed to advance the party-state’s influence in the Arctic through simultaneously moulding discourses and challenging legal concepts of the Arctic (political), boosting its economic interests in the Arctic (economic), fusing civil-military scientific and technological innovation (scientific), and preparing for a military presence in the Arctic (military). Finally, the article concludes that as the significance of the Arctic for China’s long-term security strategy is guided by Xi Jinping’s thought on total national security, future analyses of China’s Arctic intentions should pay particular attention to this evolving concept. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Arctic Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies 6 1 239 253 |
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There are growing signs that great power rivalry is making a comeback in the Arctic region, and China, a self-proclaimed “near-Arctic state,” has shown growing interest in expanding its activity in it. This article investigates China’s Arctic intentions in the context of the recently emerging notion of “total national security” in the country, and suggests that individual aspects of China’s Arctic strategy – including its Arctic military strategy – should not be analyzed on their own but should, rather, be seen as a manifestation of China’s rather unique total security conception in a regional context. Drawing insights from original, official, Chinese-language sources, discussions on China’s Arctic strategy among Chinese security experts and academic communities, and by observing recent Chinese economic, political, and scientific activities in the Arctic, the article demonstrates that China’s Arctic strategy follows what we describe as a “comprehensive approach” consisting of four main arms: political, economic, scientific, and military. This strategy is designed to advance the party-state’s influence in the Arctic through simultaneously moulding discourses and challenging legal concepts of the Arctic (political), boosting its economic interests in the Arctic (economic), fusing civil-military scientific and technological innovation (scientific), and preparing for a military presence in the Arctic (military). Finally, the article concludes that as the significance of the Arctic for China’s long-term security strategy is guided by Xi Jinping’s thought on total national security, future analyses of China’s Arctic intentions should pay particular attention to this evolving concept. |
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