On Tuesday 26 September, the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) of the Arctic Centre will be hosting a guest lecture by Nengye Liu, Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide, Australia. The topic of the lecture is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its implications on the Arctic.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – the signature
foreign policy initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping is of unprecedented
geographical and financial scope. The BRI potentially includes the Arctic region,
especially Russia. On the other hand, China has been showing strong interest in the
Arctic and its Arctic Policy is now on the pipeline.

Against this backdrop, the lecture will examine the implications of China’s BRI for
the Arctic governance. It first provides an overview about the progress of BRI so
far, with particular focus on the Arctic. Secondly, it discusses the interaction
between the BRI and China’s emerging Arctic policy. The third part then explores
China’s engagement with Arctic governance. It tends to answer the question: where
and to what extent could China shape Arctic governance through economic (BRI) and
diplomatic tools.

The guest lecture is open for the public
– NIEM welcome scholars, PhD and graduate students, as well as others
interested.

Where: Borealis
meeting room, Arktikum-house Pohjoisranta 4, Rovaniemi 96200
When: 2 PM – 4 PM September 26, 2017.

More information:

Researcher Profile: Dr Nengye Liu https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/nengye.liu

Dr. Kamrul Hossain
Tel. +358 40 484
4281
kamrul.hossain(at)ulapland.fi

Anna
Petrétei
Tel. +358 40 484 4427
anna.petretei(at)ulapland.fi

 

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