The addition of a great northern route to China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative has prompted several assessments about Beijing’s intentions and its prospects for successfully developing a China-dominated Arctic pathway.
China’s Arctic Road Initiative
As part of Belt and Road, China is looking for a way to navigate the Arctic
Fears include growing Chinese political influence and strategic encroachment.
The West has offered no coherent response to the Chinese investments in polar regions.
8 — Number of member countries in the Arctic Council
An icebreaker in the Arctic in this file photo. China has great plans to get involved in arctic strategy. iStock Photo
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James Jay Carafano is the vice president for foreign and defence policy studies at the Heritage Foundation and director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies. He is also an expert for Global Intelligence Services. This article was first published by GIS Online.