China's Arcic turn
| Titel: | China's Arcic turn : reasons, developments, perspectives / Michael Paul ; Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - German Institute for International and Security Affairs |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Berlin : SWP, [February 2025] |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (4 Seiten) |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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SWP comment ; 2025, no. 8 (February 2025) |
| Einheitssachtitel: | Chinas arktische Wende |
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Übersetzung von: Paul, Michael, 1959 -. Chinas arktische Wende. - Berlin : SWP, 2024. - 1 Online-Ressource (4 Seiten)
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"Updated English version of SWP-Aktuell 68/2024" |
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| Zusammenfassung: |
Zusammenfassung: Apart from several infrastructure projects which ultimately failed, and a surprise visit by the icebreaker Xuelong off the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, the People’s Republic of China has long maintained a cautious and reserved presence in the Arctic in the shadow of Russia and its fleet of icebreakers. But in July and August 2024, three icebreakers – Xuelong 2, Ji Di and Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di – made China’s growing presence felt in the Arctic for the first time ever. Beijing is thus signalling more ambitious intentions, and the construction of a heavy icebreaker could enable China to establish a permanent presence in the Arctic Ocean. This development reached a peculiar climax in October 2024, when the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti ran the headline: “The Arctic is becoming Chinese.” What are the reasons and implications of China’s Arctic turn? |
