东亚主要国家与发展中的北极理事会关系分析

The Relationship between Major East Asian Countries and the Arctic Council

近年来,随着北冰洋沿海国以及世界上各主要国家在北极地区的权益之争愈演愈烈,北极问题迅速成为全球关注的热点。对此,东亚各国也应当作出积极的反应。北极理事会作为包括全部八个极地国家的政府间组织,在北极事务中发挥着重要的领导作用。本文通过对北极理事会的工作重点及发展趋势的概述,分析东亚国家(主要是指中国、韩国、日本)参与北极理事会的必要性,并在此基础上提出若干建议,以提升东亚主要国家在北极事务中的地位与作用。

In recent years,with the debate over rights in the Arctic regions among coastal and world’s major countries,the Arctic issue has rapidly become a hot spot of global concern.The East Asian countries should also give active responses towards this issue.Given that the Arctic Council,as an intergovernmental organization consisting of eight Arctic countries,plays a significant leading role in Arctic affairs, by providing an overview of the work and developing trend of the Arctic Council, this paper analyzes the necessity and feasibility for East Asian countries(mainly refer to China,South Korea and Japan)of their participation in the Council and also proposes the suggestions on this basis to promote these countries’position and their role in Arctic affairs.