A silk road on ice
- China’s ambitions in the Arctic (Internasjonalt seminar 08. mar. 2018)
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As the Arctic region experiences dramatic climate changes, it opens up for exploration of resources and new transport routes.
Tid: torsdag 08. mars kl. 20:00 - 22:00
Sted: Tromsø bibliotek og byarkiv, plan 2
The melting of the sea ice enables the possibility for ships to cross the Arctic sea routes to Asia. Last year China incorporated The Arctic into the national infrastructure building plan, that includes developing a polar silk road.
- Is China’s activity in the Arctic a threat or a possibility for other actors in the region?
- What does the Chinese plan for Arctic development look like?
- Will China be able to implement sustainable and responsible development of the Arctic region?
Speaker
Iselin Stensdal, Research Fellow / Director of the Global Programme at Fridjof Nansens Institute
Moderator: Piotr Graczyk, Research Fellow at NORUT - Northern Research Institute and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Organizer: YATA Tromsø
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