The Polar Silk Road is a 2018 announced policy of China's in relation to its ambitions with the Arctic Circle and adjoining countries. It is a further strategic move under the ambitious Belt & Road Initiative ("One Belt, One Road"). The Arctic is rich in mineral resources, with global warming is...

By 2020 China will have deployed the Beidou satellite constellation in what has been termed the "Space Silk Road". This paper reviews this strategic thrust, which is highly complimentary to the land and marine initiatives that China is progressing