China's Engagement with the Arctic Council - Seeking Natural Resources and International Status
Author
Joelsen, Nauja
Term
4. term
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-07-29
Pages
39
Abstract
Kinas hurtige økonomiske vækst har øget landets behov for olie, energi og andre naturressourcer. Da Kina ikke længere kan dække disse behov alene, har landet søgt forsyninger i Afrika, Mellemøsten, Latinamerika, Centralasien, det sydlige Stillehav og Sydøstasien. Kina har også en lang historie med klima- og videnskabelig forskning i Arktis og fik i 2013 observatørstatus i Arktisk Råd. Beijing siger, at dets hovedinteresse i Arktis er at fortsætte forskningen, men der er usikkerhed om de egentlige mål, fordi der endnu ikke er offentliggjort en officiel arktisk politik. Dette studie undersøger, om Kinas arktiske engagement primært er drevet af reelle klima- og forskningsmål eller af udsigten til at udvinde naturressourcer.
China’s rapid economic growth has increased its demand for oil, energy, and other natural resources. Because it can no longer meet these needs on its own, China has sought supplies in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Central Asia, the South Pacific, and Southeast Asia. China also has a long record of climate and scientific research in the Arctic and, in 2013, received observer status in the Arctic Council. Beijing states that its main interest in the Arctic is to continue research, but uncertainty remains about its true objectives because no official Arctic policy has been published. This study examines whether China’s Arctic engagement is driven primarily by genuine climate and scientific goals or by the prospect of extracting natural resources.
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