An enormous Chinese Embassy has been built in Reykjavik with an eye to improving China’s intelligence about future developments in the Arctic Ocean. And Chinese companies’ land purchases in Iceland have been so extensive as to fuel local paranoia, with some investment plans blocked for fear that they might be a stepping-stone to a Chinese military presence.
以2008年9月雷曼兄弟投行崩溃后大受打击的冰岛为例。一栋巨大的中国大使馆随之在首都雷克雅未克拔地而起，为中国在北冰洋地区的未来发展收集情报。中国企业在冰岛大肆收购土地，以致引起了当地人的疑虑，一些投资计划因此遭到搁置，因为当地人担心这些项目将成为中国未来军事存在的垫脚石。