China, Seeking a Voice in Arctic Affairs, Says it Has Swedish Support for Arctic Council Role
“China, Seeking a Voice in Arctic Affairs, Says it Has Swedish Support for Arctic Council Role,” Washington Post, 16 April 2012.
China has the support of Sweden to become a permanent observer at the eight-member Arctic Council, part of Beijing’s plan to seek a more active role in the region, a deputy Chinese foreign minister said Monday. … China has one icebreaker, the Snow Dragon, and plans to add a 8,000-ton vessel in 2014, according to China analysts Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins. A recent decision by Denmark to prioritize its economic relationship with China is allowing Beijing to expand its presence in the resource-rich Arctic, Erickson and Collins wrote in a January article for the China Real Time Report. …
Click here to read the original brief: Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “China’s New Strategic Target: Arctic Minerals,” China Real Time Report (中国事实报), Wall Street Journal, 18 January 2012.
