Nordic Countries: Frontiers Conference and China

nordic countries: The Arctic Frontiers conference is regarded as one of the most important meetings on Arctic issues, according to Global Times China. Once a year, political leaders, business executives and other key policymakers from all over the world gather in this northern city of Norway to discuss Arctic affairs. Photo IC China is proceeding cautiously and in an orderly way on Arctic affairs, Yang Jian, vice president of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, told the Global Times during the 13th Arctic Frontiers conference held in Troms Norway from January 20 to 24, adding that Nordic countries are looking forward to Arctic cooperation with China. China has been an active participant in the governance of the Arctic. In January 2018, Beijing published a white paper on its Arctic policy, pledging cooperation in governance and elaborating a vision of Polar Silk Road . According to the white paper, China would like to jointly understand, protect, develop and participate in the governance of the Arctic, and advance Arctic-related cooperation under the Belt and Road initiative. It achieved observer status in the Arctic Council in 2013. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.