Silk Road Archives - Investigate Europe

18 December 2019

Arctic Silk Road: China eyes Norway as first port of call in Europe

By Ingeborg Eliassen and Paulo Pena

The man on the quay between two Russian crab trawlers is wearing a red all-weather jacket with the Labour party rose logo on it, and equally red shoes. He is Rune Rafaelsen, Mayor of Sør-Varanger, and he does not usually need help to be seen or heard: “I’m big-mouthed,” he says. Read more "Arctic Silk Road: China eyes Norway as first port of call in Europe"