I was told by a Chinese Arctic academic that there is considerable interest by small Chinese mining companies, so not government-owned but privately owned Chinese mining companies, in Arctic resource exploitation.
December 11th, 2012 / 9:15 a.m.
Research Fellow, Global Security, Centre for International Governance Innovation
I was told by a Chinese Arctic academic that there is considerable interest by small Chinese mining companies, so not government-owned but privately owned Chinese mining companies, in Arctic resource exploitation.
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