The analysis of the relationship between major East Asian countries and the Arctic Council

Abstract

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.