China’s engagement in Greenland: mutual economic benefits and political non-interference

IF 1.9 4区地球科学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Polar Research Pub Date : 2022-03-17 DOI:10.33265/polar.v41.7706

Chuan Chen

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Abstract

With China becoming more active in Greenland, worries abound that China might have hidden intentions. Despite that, the Greenlandic government is showing an increasing interest in deepening its cooperation with China. This article explores Greenland’s motivation behind its positive attitude towards China and examines whether China will be a threat to Greenland’s independence. For Greenland, China is both a deep-pocketed investor and a huge consumer market, especially in the mining, fishing and tourism industries. Greenland, therefore, views China as an important partner in its economic development, which is necessary for its independence from Denmark. Considering China’s relationship with Denmark, its foreign policy and its affairs vis-à-vis Tibet, Xinjiang and Taiwan, it is not in China’s interest to interfere with any affairs related to Greenland’s independence.

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中国在格陵兰岛的交往：经济互利与政治不干涉

随着中国在格陵兰岛越来越活跃，人们担心中国可能有隐藏的意图。尽管如此，格陵兰政府对深化与中国的合作表现出越来越大的兴趣。本文探讨了格陵兰积极对待中国的动机，并考察了中国是否会威胁格陵兰的独立。对绿地来说，中国既是一个财力雄厚的投资者，也是一个巨大的消费市场，尤其是在采矿、渔业和旅游业。因此，格陵兰将中国视为其经济发展的重要伙伴，这是其从丹麦独立所必需的。考虑到中国与丹麦的关系、外交政策以及对西藏、新疆和台湾的事务，干涉任何与格陵兰独立有关的事务都不符合中国的利益。

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Polar Research 地学-地球科学综合

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.30%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Since 1982, Polar Research has been the international, peer-reviewed journal of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway''s central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. Aiming to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge about the Arctic and Antarctic across disciplinary boundaries, Polar Research serves an international community of researchers and managers. As an open-access journal, Polar Research makes its contents freely available to the general public. Original primary research papers comprise the mainstay of Polar Research. Review articles, brief research notes, letters to the editor and book reviews are also included. Special issues are published from time to time. The scope of Polar Research encompasses research in all scientific disciplines relevant to the polar regions. These include, but are not limited to, the subfields of biology, ecology, geology, oceanography, glaciology and atmospheric science. Submissions from the social sciences and those focusing on polar management and policy issues are welcome. Contributions about Antarctica are particularly encouraged.