Among the 14 countries and organizations seeking so-called observer status at the meeting in Kiruna, northern Sweden, will be China, whose increased interest in the Arctic underscores the region's re-emergence as an area of potential geopolitical intrigue. 会议将于瑞典北部城市基律纳(Kiruna)召开,共14个国家和组织寻求获得所谓的观察员身份,这其中就有中国。中国对北极兴趣的增加凸显出该地区再次成为潜在地缘政治谜团的话题。
The decision Wednesday came after late-night discussions that began Tuesday in Kiruna, northern Sweden, between eight ministers of the Arctic Council's member states, including Secretary of State John Kerry. 周三宣布上述决定之前,在瑞典北部的基律纳(Kiruna),北极理事会成员国的八名部长级官员从周二开始讨论,直至深夜,其中包括美国国务卿克里(JohnKerry)。
Kiruna iron ore mine of Sweden today 今日瑞典基律纳(KRN)铁矿