The “Polar Silk Road” and Chinese interests in the Arctic

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dc.contributor.advisor Soriani, Stefano it_IT
dc.contributor.author De Maria, Alessia <1995> it_IT
dc.date.accessioned 2019-06-19 it_IT
dc.date.accessioned 2019-11-20T07:10:11Z
dc.date.available 2019-11-20T07:10:11Z
dc.date.issued 2019-07-15 it_IT
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10579/15504
dc.description.abstract The aim of this work is to present the latest complement to the renowned Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and study what drives China northward and why. Since the “Polar Silk Road” concerns foreign affairs, the thesis begins with a historical overview of Chinese foreign policy from the mid-twentieth century to today. In particular, the focus is on the strategies that contributed to shifting from marginality to assertiveness in the international arena. The analysis continues with the description of the BRI, launched by Xi Jinping in 2013 with the broader goal of strengthening connectivity between China and its closer and wider periphery and consisting of two main projects: the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. The former implies linking China to Europe through Asia by a system of roads, railways and energy infrastructure, the latter by a network of ports. Announced in 2018, the “Polar Silk Road” integrates such a vast infrastructural plan, essentially suggesting to develop shipping routes in the Arctic; the related “China’s Arctic Policy”, however, discloses other interests in the region, including energy resources, scientific research, climate change and environmental protection. Finally, the text explores the reasons for these interests and provides evidence accordingly. it_IT
dc.language.iso en it_IT
dc.publisher Università Ca' Foscari Venezia it_IT
dc.rights © Alessia De Maria, 2019 it_IT
dc.title The “Polar Silk Road” and Chinese interests in the Arctic it_IT
dc.title.alternative The "Polar Silk Road" and Chinese interests in the Arctic it_IT
dc.type Master's Degree Thesis it_IT
dc.degree.name Global development and entrepreneurship it_IT
dc.degree.level Laurea magistrale it_IT
dc.degree.grantor Dipartimento di Economia it_IT
dc.description.academicyear 2018/2019_sessione_estiva it_IT
dc.rights.accessrights openAccess it_IT
dc.thesis.matricno 851077 it_IT
dc.subject.miur M-GGR/02 GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICO-POLITICA it_IT
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dc.provenance.upload Alessia De Maria (851077@stud.unive.it), 2019-06-19 it_IT
dc.provenance.plagiarycheck Stefano Soriani (soriani@unive.it), 2019-07-08 it_IT


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