On October 31, 2016, 5th Conference of China-Russia Arctic Workshop took place in Quingdao (PRC). The event was organized by Ocean University of China.
The participants of the conference discussed Russia and China strategies in the Arctic region; the main areas and challenges in cooperation of the two ...
Report #26 / 2016
The Arctic’s growing geopolitical and geoeconomic significance against the background of global climate change determines the interest of non-Arctic players to the region. In 2013 India, China, Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore became observers to the Arctic Council.
The Report examines non-regional actors’ interests in the Arctic, their policy frameworks in the region and principal areas of Arctic studies. Authors also explore ...
On July 12-13, 2016, RIAC Program Manager for the Arctic and Asia-Pacific Lyudmila Filippova visited the Ocean University of China,
Qingdao.
Ms. Filippova read a lecture titled “The Future of the Arctic Region: Reconciling or Walking apart?” The presentation was followed by a discussion of current issues related with Russian-Chinese relations and international ...
... Filippova, the RIAC programme manager. The discussion moderator was RIAC Deputy Programme Director Timur Makhmutov.
RIAC / Daria Kholopova
As part of the discussion, representatives of the Russian and Chinese expert community considered the prospects for China’s cooperation with Arctic governments, in particular Russia, as well as the economic potential of developing Arctic resources and the Northern Sea Route.
... reports upon invitation of the Russian Ministry for Economic Development.
RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov spoke on the influence of international cooperation on development of Russia's border territories with the focus on investment in the Arctic research and personnel training for advancement of Arctic projects and lands.
RIAC member Vladimir Petrovsky, Chief Researcher at RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, described in detail prospects for Russian-Chinese cooperation, concentrating ...
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[xvii] http://books.sipri.org/files/insight/SIPRIInsight1002.pdf
[xviii] http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/russian-sanctions-china-and-the-arctic/
[xix] http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/a-russian-perspective-on-chinas-arctic-role/
[xx] http://barentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2014/11/russia-china-alliance-arctic-dimension-14-11
[xxi] http://www.arctic-info.com/ExpertOpinion/Page/dla-rossii-arkticeskoe-sotrydnicestvo-s-kitaem---stimyl-k-rosty
[xxii] http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/russian-sanctions-china-and-the-arctic/
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[2] Isabella Mrockowski, “China’s Arctic Century?” Project 2049 AsiaEye Blog, February 10, 2012, http://blog.project2049.net/2012/02/chinas-arctic-century.html
[3] Richard Milne, "China wins observer status in Arctic Council", May 15, 2013, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b665723c-bd3e-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html#axzz2mDw3bZWR
[4] David Curtis Wright, “The Dragon Eyes the Top of ...
... China’s involvement in specific economic projects in the Arctic (which constitutes the basis of its regional policy) will primarily depend on the development of efficient bilateral partnerships with each circumpolar power separately.
Russia and China's Arctic Agenda
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Eighth Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council
in Kiruna, Sweden, 2013
At present, the Arctic partnership between Russia and China is at the very initial stage: no official statements at the government level have ...
... of regular commercial sea routes – re-equipment and modernization of PRC Navy and Air Force for protecting relevant interests of China and securing it’s military and strategic presence in the Arctic.
In international relations:
• Accession of China to the Arctic Council as a permanent observer, an attempt to confer on China rights similar to the rights of the Polar countries due to the fact that it is a state that in the future may have a network of full time Arctic stations and at present regularly performs ...