title: China’s multicomponent self-positioning system in the Arctic: Theory and practice
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metadata.value: Nikolaev, Nikolay A.
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metadata.value: 2024-12-20T11:33:02Z
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metadata.value: 2024-12-20T11:33:02Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2024-09
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metadata.value: Nikolaev N. A. China’s multicomponent self-positioning system in the Arctic: Theory and practice. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2024, vol. 17, issue 3, pp. 260–275. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2024.302 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2024.302
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/48194
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metadata.value: The article discusses the theory of the development of China’s Arctic Self-Positioning
  approaches, as well as the political and diplomatic practice of their implementation in the
  Arctic. China’s search for self-identity in the Arctic from the late 2000s to the late 2010s is
  developing into a multi-component system of China’s Arctic Self-Positioning, consisting
  of six approaches officially applied by Beijing — the Arctic dimension of “a responsible
  major country”, “Near-Arctic State”, “an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs”, “an active
  participant, builder and contributor”. The complementarity of the strengths of China’s Arctic
  Self-Positioning approaches serves as a kind of “a connecting link” of the Multicomponent
  System. Thus, while the “Near-Arctic State” Self-Positioning emphasizes China’s special
  geostrategic place among non-Arctic States, the “an important stakeholder” approach
  emphasizes China’s special role in Arctic affairs. The article analyzes Chinese versions of
  positioning approaches borrowed from the West, as well as their substantive differences from
  the original versions. The analysis of Chinese expert discourse allowed us to comprehend
  the process of formation of the positioning approach from an idea to an officially declared concept implemented within the framework of China’s Foreign Policy. This is relevant in
  terms of understanding how China’s Foreign Policy identity is formed in the Xi Jinping era.
  The strengths and weaknesses of each of the approaches of China’s positioning in the Arctic
  are studied separately. The practice of implementing China’s approaches to positioning in the
  Arctic is analyzed, as well as the reactions of the West and the Arctic states. Official documents
  and statements on China’s Arctic positioning are analyzed in detail. The content of the expert
  version of the positioning approaches is compared with the official interpretation.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 17; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Arctic Self-Positioning
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: “Near-Arctic State”
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: “an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs”
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: “a responsible major country”
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: China’s multicomponent self-positioning system in the Arctic: Theory and practice
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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