一个国际和平研究组织星期一说，中国在加紧努力，设法在决定北极未来的问题上发挥作用。与此同时，北极冰层正在融化增加了缩短大西洋海运航线的希望。
斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所在一份报告中说，北京正在投入更多资源研究北极，并努力确立自己的位置，以便不被排除在参与北极问题之外。
报告说，中国由于不是北极国家，因此处在不利地位。对该区域主权宣称的争执基本上由与北极接壤的五个主要国家决定，这些国家是美国、加拿大、俄罗斯、挪威和丹麦。
EAn international peace research group said Monday China is stepping up efforts to secure a role in deciding the future of Arctic issues, as melting ice raises hopes of a shorter shipping route to the Atlantic.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a report that Beijing is putting more resources into researching the far north and is striving to position itself so it will not be excluded from access to the Arctic.
The report says China is at a disadvantage because it is not an Arctic state. Competing sovereignty claims in the region are primarily being discussed by five key nations bordering the Arctic — the U.S., Canada, Russia, Norway and Denmark.