Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Conclusion 138
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
However, Chinese officials have at times framed the Arctic as a space of global significance or ‘global common’, with the implication that it should have a greater role in the stewardship of its resources. 154 China has the largest distance-water fishing fleet in the world and there are concerns it may start to operate in the central Arctic Ocean in the future as this becomes more accessible to shipping (see also paragraph 190). 155
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, 29 November 2023
Government response
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