Positions of Russian and Chinese Expert and Analytical Centers on Russian-Chinese Cooperation in the Arctic

Annotation

Today, Russia and China are each other’s most important partners in the international arena. The article discusses such an important area of their relations as interaction in the Arctic region and evolution of its development. In recent years, the role of analytic centers has grown, especially as the world faces complex global challenges such as climate change, economic inequality and political polarization. That is why the positions of the expert and analytical community of the Russian Federation and China on the issue of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic are of great interest in the article. In particular, the concept of “think tanks” is considered, the expert and analytical communities of Russia and China are studied, the developments of Russian and Chinese “think tanks” in such key areas as the development of natural resources of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and the transport infrastructure of the Russian Arctic, including the Northern Sea Route, scientific and technological cooperation. The article identifies similarities and differences in the views of Russian and Chinese scientists on these issues. The article considers the period from the beginning of Russian-Chinese co-operation in the Far North up to the present time, that is, approximately for the last 10 years.

About authors

Yu Zhang, Postgraduate
787932134@qq.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9754-9177
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya, 7-9, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Keywords

Russia, China, Arctic, Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic, expert and analytical centers, think tanks, development of natural resources in the Arctic zone, development of the transport structure of the Russian Arctic, scientific and technical coope

DOI

10.37482/issn2221-2698.2023.53.299

UDC

[327+339.9](470)(510)(985)(045)