China publishes Arctic policy, eyeing vision of "Polar Silk Road"

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou (R) and Hu Kaihong, a spokesperson of the State Council Information Office, attend a press conference to issue the white paper on China's Arctic policy in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 26, 2018. China published a white paper on its Arctic policy Friday, pledging cooperative governance and elaborating a vision of "Polar Silk Road." (Xinhua/Shen Hong)