北極地區因蘊藏豐富之石油、天然氣、自然資源及煤、鐵、銅、鈾等礦產資源，加上因特殊地理位置決定其全球性戰略地位，引起美、俄、加、丹麥、挪威等北極國家與其他非北極國家之爭奪，尤其在全球油氣資源日趨匱乏的今天，被稱為「第二個中東」的北極價值日益顯現； 北極之於人類價值有四重—環境、軍事、資源和航道，而中共為維護其國家經濟生存命脈之北海航道航行權及全球戰略地位之維護，而積極參與北極事物之國際活動。 吾人乃針對中共參與北冰洋區域事務博弈之利弊得失等面向進行分析與探討，並發現當前中共面臨之障礙，包括北冰洋沿岸國家試圖阻撓非北冰洋沿岸國家進入北極地區、缺乏對中共有利的國際協調機制平臺、缺乏足夠的科研資訊儲備與冰海航運船舶等限制。 此外，吾人另對北極事務主要競逐國之積極作為進行分析，並提出中共未來應對北極事務可能採取之因應作為，包括加大利用現有國際法中有利條款，維護中共的北冰洋航運權益、提升中共對北極事務的制度性參與力度、積極維護北冰洋航道的公海航運自由等，作為中共爭奪北海權益之準備作為等結論。 　　同時，吾人認為中共將持續加大對北極區域事務關注力度、決不允許淪為他國之制約地位，而威脅自身經濟、安全地位之發展；尤其中共對北極海海域劃界問題之主張，具有成為未來中共於東海劃界問題與西南海域劃界問題之參考，實為我方關注要點。 當前，我國與中共的關係，雖有所緩和，但從大的戰略方向上，中共在國際上對臺灣仍持續加以打壓，孤立臺灣，因此對臺灣而言，須瞭解中共在國際戰略中的各種作為，包括對北極事務採取的戰略為何？才能有所因應。 / Because of the Arctic region is rich in oil, natural gas, and natural resources because of the special geographical position with its global strategic position, cause the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and other countries and other Arctic the Arctic National Competition, especially in the global oil and gas resources shortage today, polar value appears day by day; the Arctic on the human value of four heavy environment, military, resource and channel, and the Communist Party of China to maintain its national economy lifeblood of Beihai waterway navigation rights and the maintenance of global strategic position, and actively participate in international activities in the Arctic. It is aimed at China's participation in the Arctic region affairs the pros and cons of the game were analyzed and discussed, and found that the current CPC faced obstacles, including the Arctic coastal States trying to thwart the Arctic coastal states into the Arctic, the lack of the favorable international coordination mechanism, the lack of adequate scientific research platform information reserve and ice shipping limited. In addition, one another on the Arctic affairs mainly competing country actively as carries on the analysis, and proposed the future Arctic affairs may adopt coping as, including the increased use of existing international law the favourable terms, maintenance of Arctic shipping interests, enhance the north polar affairs system involved in active maintenance efforts, Arctic waterway the free shipping, as the battle for Beihai interests of the prepared as a conclusion. At the same time, we believe that China will continue to increase the intensity of concern, regional affairs must not be allowed to become his country's restrictive position, threatening its economic, safety status of development; especially on the Arctic sea delimitation of advocates, has become the future of Yu Donghai and southwest of delimitation of maritime boundary delimitation of reference, it is for me square key points. At present, China's relations with the CPC, although alleviate somewhat, but from the strategic direction of the Communist Party of China in international, Taiwan continued to be suppressed, isolated Taiwan, so in the case of Taiwan, must understand China in international strategy in various as, including the Arctic affairs strategy? To help with.

三十年前北極是一塊具有爭議的領土，許多國家因此在這塊土地產生許多衝突，鮮少透過國際合作的方式解決爭議，今日許多國際政權採取相互合作來處理爭議，在這些政權中北極理事會是最有影響力的，但是怎麼演變到這樣的呢？ 這篇論文認為原因是中等強國的參與，並藉由加拿大的參與來探討北極理事會的形成，研究結果發現諸多加拿大領導人相互合作並說服反對政權的意見共組北極理事會，此研究也同時發現中等強國對政權的組成有極重要的影響，此論文的第二部份檢視中國對北極理事會的反應，此論文發現中國對北極策略採取國際法，而在此同時他們企圖在北極理事會中增進自身的影響力，總歸上述此研究在分析上有三項主要發現：中國作為外來政權的反應、中國對北極議題採取法律規範、中國對加拿大的北極主權看法。 / Thirty years ago the Arctic was a desolate region marked by territorial disputes, mutual suspicion between regional powers, and a complete lack of international cooperation. Today, the Arctic has become a hotbed of cooperation with a mosaic of international regimes governing regional affairs. The Arctic Council has emerged as the most important regime governing Arctic affairs. How did this transformation take place? This thesis argues that middle powers are crucial to regime formation. It examines the role that Canada played in the formation of the Arctic Council. It finds that several Canadian individual leaders acted collectively to bring together the Arctic states and overcome initial resistance in forming the Arctic Council. This study shows that middle powers have the ability to significantly influence regime formation. The second part of this thesis will examine China’s response to the Arctic Council. By surveying the statements of Chinese Arctic officials, it finds that China’s emerging Arctic strategy is to continually stress adherence to international law in Arctic affairs to assuage concerns about China’s Arctic activities while at the same time advocating for a greater decision-making role in Arctic governance for non-Arctic states. An analysis of China’s response to the Arctic Council also reveals three key findings of China’s Arctic cooperation: China’s response in relation to its status as an “outsider” to Arctic affairs, China’s support for the Arctic Council’s transformation from soft law to hard law, and China’s view on Canada’s Arctic sovereignty.

一隻、兩隻、十隻、百隻、千隻…… 千隻、百隻、十隻、兩隻、一隻。 百萬年來，雪地裡、冰山上、海洋中，披著白色毛皮的北極熊一直站在食物鏈的最頂端，牠們奔跑、牠們捕食、牠們游泳，整個北極圈就是牠們的遊樂園。 然後，一道蒸氣噴出，人來了。冰融了。熊走了。 如果百年後還有北極熊，牠們會不會得到博物館，才知道自己居住的世界原來是一片白皚皚？ 地球暖化造成氣候異常、衝擊物種生存，是這時代不得不面對的問題，此系列創作以體型巨大的北極熊為題，運用療癒可愛的風格筆觸來創作，並希望透過在奇美博物館的展覽幫助大自然與動物們發聲，喚醒觀眾對於環境萬物的記憶與感動，進而重視物種滅絕的議題。