China’s investment treaties with the Arctic states: Time for revision?

Maxim Usynin

doi:10.4324/9781003404828-46

China’s investment treaties with the Arctic states: Time for revision?

Maxim Usynin

JUR- CEPRI - Centre for Private Governance

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Abstract

The chapter looks into the international regulatory framework for foreign investments in the Arctic region with existing and potential Chinese investment in mind. It presents the internationally backed regulatory objectives as legal guidelines for the sustainable development of the region. The study further highlights the peculiarities of the investment treaty framework between China and the community of Arctic states, names the disadvantages of outdated treaty provisions and calls for their update and renegotiation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Polar Law
Editors	Yoshifumi Tanaka, Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Vibe Garf Ulfbeck
Publisher	Routledge
Publication date	2023
Pages	613-628
Chapter	36
ISBN (Print)	9780367711702
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003404828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003404828-46
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Faculty of Law
bilateral investment treaties (BITs)
Arctic region
China
local populations
Sustainable development

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