China in the Arctic: External Influence on Regional Governance

Side Event at High North Dialogue 2023 in Bodø, Norway.

Organized by: High North Center for Business and Governance, Nord University
Contact person: Anders Christoffer Edstrøm
Content: After three years of pandemic, opening up seems to create opportunities for more international cooperation. At the same time, the world sees difficult challenges in terms of geopolitics, climate change, tensions, conflict and prospects of deglobalization. With Russia being cut off from the West in most areas of cooperation, Arctic development is facing significant challenges. This also has implications for the role China can play in the Arctic.

In this panel, we will discuss what is the role of China in the Arctic, and what are spaces of opportunities?

Moderator: Frode Mellemvik, Director, High North Center, Nord University

Key Note: Minister-Counsellor Mr. Pan Zejun, Chinese Embassy in Norway

Panel:

  • Minister-Counsellor Mr. Pan Zejun, Chinese Embassy in Norway
  • Xu Guangmiao, Associate Professor, School of Advanced International Area Studies, East China Normal University
  • Erdem Lamazhapov, PhD Candidate, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, University of Oslo
  • Svein Rottem, Senior Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
  • Anders Edstrøm, PhD Candidate, High North Center, Nord University