Having officially laid out its Arctic policy last year, 2018 was an eventful year for China in the far North.

The commissioning of the country’s first nuclear-powered icebreaker is poised to bridge a wide range of national ambitions.

How China is positioning itself to wield influence in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Chinese engagement with Greenland will be an important test case for the country's Arctic policy.

China vows to actively participate in Arctic affairs and pursue economic interests.

The economic and political logic behind Gazprom's use of a Chinese drilling rig in the Arctic.

Could the Belt and Road extend to the Arctic region?

China has a clear (though as yet unwritten) strategy for the Arctic.

Insights from Øystein Tunsjø

China's decision sends a worrying signal that U.S.-China tensions will impact climate change negotiations.

Iceland is playing a growing role in China’s Arctic strategy.

China’s interest in the Arctic makes perfect economic sense.

Russia’s souring relations with the West have given China an Arctic opening.

After the US announced a new Arctic ambassadorship, Chinese media reaffirmed Beijing's interests in the region.

China is playing a prudent long game in the region, with economics the driving factor.