State’s Image as Future Capital : A study of China’s cooperation with Russia on developments in the Arctic
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2017

China’s influence on the global stage is constantly expanding. Recently, a considerable amount of attention has been paid by the Chinese officials to the developments in the Arctic region. Majority of scientific works which have focused on the underlying rationale behind Chinese presence in the Arctic used theoretical tools provided by either liberal institutionalism or realism. Consequently, the picture painted by them is rather pale and does not allow for a sufficient understanding of the Chin