Global governance needed for Arctic affairs

Editor's Note: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, on Monday that China and Russia pose a growing threat to the Arctic region. Pompeo's remarks come in the wake of an annual report submitted to US Congress that focuses on military developments involving China and includes "China in the Arctic" as a special subject. Why has the Arctic grabbed global headlines? And do China and Russia really pose a threat to the region? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily' Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

US claim that China poses a threat to Arctic ludicrous

China has the right to participate in the development of the Arctic, especially because China can help mitigate the effects of climate change on the region in the future, whose environment and fauna are already feeling the disastrous impact of global warming.