2017年，中国和韩国分别提出了“冰上丝绸之路”倡议和“新北方政策”，这为中韩北极合作提供了新的机遇和空间。中韩两国对北极事务的参与几乎同时起步，具备相似的利益诉求，开展了相近的政策实践。而鉴于北极地区特殊的自然环境以及中韩作为北极域外国家的不利身份，合作是两国更好地维护和实现北极利益的现实选择。目前，中韩北极合作基于双边关系平稳、海洋合作良好以及积极进行战略对接而具备较强的可行性，但也受到了美国掣肘、北极国家戒备以及中韩潜在竞争的制约。今后一段时期，中韩应通过提升战略互信、扩大科技互鉴、推动人文交流和促进企业合作等，实现在北极问题上的互利共赢。
China and ROK respectively proposed “The Polar Silk Road” Initiative and the “New North Policy” in 2017，which provided new chance and space for China-ROK Arctic cooperation. The Arctic participation of China and ROK started almost simultaneously，with similar interests and policy practices. In view of the special natural environment in the Arctic region and unfavorable status of China and ROK as non-Arctic countries，cooperation is a realistic choice for the two countries to maintain and realize the Arctic interests. At present，China-ROK Arctic cooperation is highly viable based on stable bilateral relations，good maritime cooperation and active strategic docking，but it is also constrained by the US’s constraints，Arctic countries’ suspicion and potential competition between China and ROK. In the coming period，China and ROK should achieve mutual benefit and win-win in the Arctic issue by enhance strategic trust，science and technology exchange，humanities communication and enterprises cooperation.
