| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-10页 |
| List of Figures | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-14页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第14-30页 |
| 1.1 B ackground | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance | 第16-20页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第20-26页 |
| 1.4 Research Method | 第26-30页 |
| 2 China's Arctic capabilities, interests and challenges | 第30-61页 |
| 2.1 The Arctic:A short overview | 第30-39页 |
| 2.1.1 Defining the Arctic region | 第30-32页 |
| 2.1.2 The Arctic environment | 第32页 |
| 2.1.3 Climate change in the Arctic | 第32-35页 |
| 2.1.4 Indigenous peoples | 第35页 |
| 2.1.5 Arctic resources and economic activity | 第35-36页 |
| 2.1.6 Arctic governance | 第36-39页 |
| 2.2 China's polar research capabilities | 第39-46页 |
| 2.2.1 History of China's polar activities | 第40-41页 |
| 2.2.2 Polar research and funding | 第41-42页 |
| 2.2.3 Chinese polar hardware | 第42页 |
| 2.2.4 International collaboration | 第42-44页 |
| 2.2.5 China's Arctic-focused research institutions | 第44-45页 |
| 2.2.6 Future acquisitions | 第45-46页 |
| 2.3 China's potential interests in the Arctic region | 第46-55页 |
| 2.3.1 Natural resources | 第46-48页 |
| 2.3.2 Arctic shipping | 第48-51页 |
| 2.3.3 The development of China's North-east region | 第51-52页 |
| 2.3.4 Arctic scientific research and climate change | 第52-54页 |
| 2.3.5 Arctic geopolitics | 第54-55页 |
| 2.3.6 Arctic tourism | 第55页 |
| 2.4 Arctic challenges | 第55-61页 |
| 2.4.1 Arctic climate and topography | 第56-57页 |
| 2.4.2 Political and legal challenges | 第57-58页 |
| 2.4.3 Economic challenges | 第58-59页 |
| 2.4.4 Technological challenges | 第59页 |
| 2.4.5 Safety challenges | 第59-61页 |
| 3 Chinese bilateral relations with Arctic states | 第61-90页 |
| 3.1 Sino-Russian Arctic relations | 第61-65页 |
| 3.2 Canada and China in the Arctic | 第65-70页 |
| 3.3 The US, China and the Arctic | 第70-74页 |
| 3.4 Denmark and China in the Arctic | 第74-77页 |
| 3.5 Sino-Icelandic relations | 第77-82页 |
| 3.6 Sino-Norwegian Arctic relations | 第82-85页 |
| 3.7 Sweden, China and the Arctic | 第85-87页 |
| 3.8 Finland, China and the Arctic | 第87-90页 |
| 4 Domestic considerations, Chinese Arctic agenda and its foreign policy | 第90-114页 |
| 4.1 Debating Arctic in Chinese language scholarly articles | 第90-96页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis and findings | 第91-96页 |
| 4.2 Chinese Arctic agenda and foreign policy behavior | 第96-114页 |
| 4.2.1 A harmonious world-a harmonious Arctic? | 第98-103页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Constructive Involvement | 第99-100页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Mutual Respect and Mutual Learning of Different Civilizations | 第100-101页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Peaceful and Common Development | 第101-102页 |
| 4.2.1.4 A Defender of Current International System and International Law | 第102-103页 |
| 4.2.2 An emerging Chinese Arctic agenda | 第103-110页 |
| 4.2.3 The Arctic and Chinese foreign policy behavior | 第110-114页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第114-121页 |
| List of References | 第121-130页 |
| Online references | 第130-142页 |
