Promises of hope or threats of domination: Chinese mining in Greenland

Zeuthen, Jesper; Raftopoulos, Malayna

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2017.12.013

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“…True, several efforts have been -and continue to be -made by Chinese companies to invest in land, mining licenses, tourism, or Arctic science in Greenland, Northeast Iceland, Northern Norway, Finland, Sweden and less so Canada and Alaska. 18 A closer look at these reveals that it is more often a question of exactly ambitions and tentative plans, perhaps some mining projects and scientific cooperative centres, than any large-scale agreed-upon infrastructure projects. Except in one country -Russia.…”

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The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?

2021

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The article discusses China’s policies in and towards the Arctic and Africa within a comparative perspective. To what extent is China’s policy adaptable to different conditions? What does this adaptability tell us about China’s ascendant great-power role in the world in general? What is the message to the Arctic and Africa respectively? The article concludes that China’s regional strategies aptly reflect the overall grand strategy of a country that is slowly but surely aiming at taking on the role of leading global superpower. In doing so, Chinese foreign policy has demonstrated flexibility and adaptive tactics, through a careful tailoring of its so-called core interests and foreign policy principles, and even identity politics, to regional conditions. This implies that regions seeking autonomy in the context of great power activism and contestation should develop their own strategies not only for benefiting from Chinese investment but also in terms of managing dependency on China and in relation to China and great power competition.

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The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?

2021

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“…Thus, when we observe the Nordic Arctic in the current globalized economy, shaped by the rise of China, we see much talk of Chinese potential investment in Icelandic, Greenlandic, North-Norwegian land and natural resources, which causes much suspicion. However, such investments have materialized to a very little extent (Zeuthen & Raftopoulos, 2018). In contrast, Chinese tourism in the Nordic Arctic is developing rapidly.…”

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“…It turns out, however, that most of these predictions have not yet materialised (e.g. Breum & Chemnitz, 2013;Zeuthen & Raftopoulos, 2018). This means that encounters between communities of the Nordic Arctic and their future collaborators, investors or partners in China are still rare, yet often met with suspicion (Breum & Chemnitz, 2013;Higgins, 2013Higgins, , 2014.…”

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Chinese tourism in the Nordic Arctic – opportunities beyond the economic

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2020

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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Chinese presence in the Nordic Arctic is increasing, but whereas many large-scale initiatives such as mining projects, trade deals or political alliances have yet to materialise, tourism encounters between Chinese visitors and Nordic Arctic communities are already happening. We use tourism as a lens and bring together perspectives and empirical examples from various disciplines, including international relations, international political economy, tourism studies, education and sustainable development studies, with the aim of broadening the existing knowledge on China -Nordic Arctic relations and encounters. We argue that these tourism encounters not only offer challenges and economic opportunity, but also opportunities that go beyond economic gain, including: Community involvement, use of existing informal skills, development of formal skills and human capital.Additionally, we argue that Chinese tourism to the Nordic Arctic creates incentives to acquire global skills and knowledge necessary to ensure effective self-representation and benefits in an increasingly Asian-centred global economy. Finally, we find that Chinese tourism to the Nordic Arctic may offer a view into the future, as challenges associated with Chinese tourism in the Arctic North, may be an indication of what is to come, when potential mining projects, trade deals or political alliances start to materialise.

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