Email this article Russia’s Arctic Strategy and the Ways of Cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic
- Authors: Huang W.1
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Affiliations:
- Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Issue: No 3 (2024)
- Pages: 39-47
- Section: Politics, economics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0321-5075/article/view/257210
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S032150750030439-4
- ID: 257210
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Abstract
Global warming accelerates changes in the natural characteristics and geo-environment of the Arctic. The Arctic occupies an extremely important strategic position in the geopolitics and geo-security of Russia, and its development has an impact on the future of Russia. In October 2020, Russian President V.Putin approved the “Strategy for the Development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and ensuring national Security for the period up to 2035”, 2023 marked the 5th anniversary of the publication of the White Paper “China’s Arctic Policy”. In cooperation in the Arctic zone, Russia and China have consistency and complementarity in their interests and requirements. Cooperation between the two countries in the Arctic zone faces both a number of opportunities and numerous challenges. This article examines the stages of development of Russia’s modern Arctic strategy, explains in detail the key content of Russia’s Arctic strategy, analyzes the opportunities and challenges faced by cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic zone, and explores specific ways of cooperation between the two countries in the Arctic.
About the authors
Wang Huang
Harbin University of Science and Technology
Email: 406739422@qq.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-8671-0220
Dr.Sc. (Political Sciences), Associate Professor, Institute of Foreign Languages Harbin, China
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