Shaping China’s engagement with the Arctic: nationalist narratives and geopolitical reality
Nationalist narratives and geopolitical reality have played an opposite role in shaping China’s engagement with the Arctic, with the former pushing it forward while the latter pushing it back. Specifically, Chinese nationalist narratives on strong feelings of love for and pride in the Chinese nation...
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ftunivsalford:oai:usir.salford.ac.uk:64887 2023-05-15T14:25:06+02:00 Shaping China’s engagement with the Arctic: nationalist narratives and geopolitical reality Wu, F 2022-09-15 application/pdf http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/64887/ http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/64887/1/Shaping%20China%20s%20Engagement%20with%20the%20Arctic%20Nationalist%20Narratives%20and%20Geopolitical%20Reality.pdf https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2022.2124353 en eng Taylor & Francis http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/64887/1/Shaping%20China%20s%20Engagement%20with%20the%20Arctic%20Nationalist%20Narratives%20and%20Geopolitical%20Reality.pdf Wu, F orcid:0000-0003-4941-2455 2022, 'Shaping China’s engagement with the Arctic: nationalist narratives and geopolitical reality' , Journal of Contemporary China . doi:10.1080/10670564.2022.2124353 cc_by_nc_nd_4_0 http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/64887/1/Shaping%20China%20s%20Engagement%20with%20the%20Arctic%20Nationalist%20Narratives%20and%20Geopolitical%20Reality.pdf:public CC-BY-NC-ND Article NonPeerReviewed 2022 ftunivsalford https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2022.2124353 2022-09-22T23:01:47Z Nationalist narratives and geopolitical reality have played an opposite role in shaping China’s engagement with the Arctic, with the former pushing it forward while the latter pushing it back. Specifically, Chinese nationalist narratives on strong feelings of love for and pride in the Chinese nation not only initiated but also facilitated China’s engagement with the Arctic. Moreover, the ‘China Dream’, an official narrative put forward by the Chinese President Xi Jinping, has driven the country to undertake proactive measures to engage with the Arctic, among others, including self-ascribing China as a ‘Near-Arctic State’ and self-designating the ‘Polar Silk Road’. In stark contrast, however, the geopolitical reality featured by Arctic countries’ policies to push back China’s activities in this region has stymied its ambition to attain great power status in the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic University of Salford Institutional Repository Arctic Journal of Contemporary China 1 16 |
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Nationalist narratives and geopolitical reality have played an opposite role in shaping China’s engagement with the Arctic, with the former pushing it forward while the latter pushing it back. Specifically, Chinese nationalist narratives on strong feelings of love for and pride in the Chinese nation not only initiated but also facilitated China’s engagement with the Arctic. Moreover, the ‘China Dream’, an official narrative put forward by the Chinese President Xi Jinping, has driven the country to undertake proactive measures to engage with the Arctic, among others, including self-ascribing China as a ‘Near-Arctic State’ and self-designating the ‘Polar Silk Road’. In stark contrast, however, the geopolitical reality featured by Arctic countries’ policies to push back China’s activities in this region has stymied its ambition to attain great power status in the Arctic. |
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