加拿大任命因努伊特领导人为北极地区大使, Canada appoints Inuit leader as Arctic ambassador amid rising geopolitical tensions with China.

加拿大已任命因努伊特人领袖弗吉尼亚·米恩斯(Virginia Mearns)为新任北极大使, Canada has appointed Virginia Mearns, an Inuit leader from Iqaluit, as its new Arctic ambassador to defend sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions, particularly with the presence of a Chinese icebreaker. Mearns将与国际对应方接触,推动加拿大的极地利益。 Mearns will engage with international counterparts and advance Canada's polar interests. 尽管削减了外交事务预算,加拿大将继续实施一项3 500万美元的北极政策,包括在阿拉斯加和格陵兰开设新的领事馆。 Despite cuts to the foreign service budget, Canada will proceed with a $35 million Arctic policy, including opening new consulates in Alaska and Greenland.