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8 Sino-Russian Arctic Resource and Infrastructure Engagement
Abstract Since the mid-2010s, Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic region has emerged as yet another dimension of the multifaceted partnership between Beijing and Moscow. Both powers seemed to recognise the complementary nature of their interests in the Arctic that goes beyond the scientific exploration of the region. This chapter examines the nature of the Sino-Russian Arctic engagement, particularly in areas of resource extraction and infrastructure development, and illuminates what this signifies for both states and their relations in an era of growing global and regional uncertainties and challenges to the Western-led international order. The chapter concludes with an observation that, while Sino-Russian relations face challenges and even contradictions, there is room for further rapprochement between China and Russia, including in areas of strategic importance, such as the Arctic. Analytically, this chapter draws on Neoclassical Realism as a realist theory of foreign policy that allows for unit-level considerations in determining policy outcomes.
Keywords Sino-Russian relations, Arctic cooperation, natural resources, Northern Sea Route (NSR), Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
