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Ye, Aileen (2019)

An Arctic Brotherhood? What does China’s Economic Interests in the Arctic Mean for Future Sino-Russian Energy Cooperation in the Region?

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

This research paper is focused on current developments of Sino-Russian relations in the Arctic regarding energy cooperation and potential security issues. Taking the perspective of China, a thorough analysis of Chinese propaganda and official communiques are analysed to thoroughly understand the position of China in the Arctic given that the Chinese Communist Party has been disclosing very little information regarding China's ambitions in the Arctic. The theoretical framework of this paper incorporates future scenario models to predict the likelihood of how China and Russia's economic cooperation in the Arctic will develop in the near-future due to pressing factors such as the Chinese Communist Party's domestic political agenda and more broadly, how climate change will also shape the prospect of Sino-Russian relations in the Arctic.

Arctic

Sino-Russian Relations

Energy

Security

Cooperation

Future Scenarios

China White Paper

Author

Ye, Aileen

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Russia & Eurasia

Supervisors

Skalamera, Morena

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en