China Focus: China publishes Arctic policy, eyeing vision of "Polar Silk Road"

File photo taken on July 24, 2010 from China's icebreaker "Xue Long" shows a polar bear on floe ice in the Chukchi Sea. China pledged peaceful utilization of the Arctic and committed itself to maintaining peace and stability in the region, said a white paper issued by the State Council Information Office Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)