The "Ice Silk Road", ever since its proposal during the meeting between the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers in May 2017, has become an important area of bilateral cooperation. We believe that, in a broad sense...The "Ice Silk Road", ever since its proposal during the meeting between the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers in May 2017, has become an important area of bilateral cooperation. We believe that, in a broad sense, the "Ice Silk Road" refers to the economic cooperation with the Arctic states; and in a narrow sense, it refers to the Arctic shipping routes that connect East Asia, Western Europe and North America, especially the Arctic Northeast Passage. This article adopts the narrow definition.展开更多
文摘The "Ice Silk Road", ever since its proposal during the meeting between the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers in May 2017, has become an important area of bilateral cooperation. We believe that, in a broad sense, the "Ice Silk Road" refers to the economic cooperation with the Arctic states; and in a narrow sense, it refers to the Arctic shipping routes that connect East Asia, Western Europe and North America, especially the Arctic Northeast Passage. This article adopts the narrow definition.