The  article  discusses  the  theory  of  the  development  of  China’s  Arctic  Self-Positioning  approaches,  as  well  as  the  political  and  diplomatic  practice  of  their  implementation  in  the  Arctic. China’s  search  for  self-identity  in  the  Arctic  from  the  late  2000s  to  the  late  2010s  is  developing  into  a  multi-component  system  of  China’s  Arctic  Self-Positioning,  consisting  of  six approaches  officially  applied  by  Beijing  —  the  Arctic  dimension  of  “a  responsible  major  country”,  “Near-Arctic  State”,  “an  important  stakeholder  in  Arctic  affairs”,  “an  active  participant, builder and contributor”. The complementarity of the strengths of China’s Arctic Self-Positioning  approaches  serves  as  a  kind  of  “a  connecting  link”  of  the  Multicomponent  System.  Thus,  while the “Near-Arctic  State”  Self-Positioning  emphasizes  China’s  special  geostrategic  place  among  non-Arctic  States,  the  “an  important  stakeholder”  approach  emphasizes  China’s  special  role  in Arctic  affairs.  The  article  analyzes  Chinese  versions  of  positioning approaches borrowed from the West, as well as their substantive differences from the  original  versions.  The  analysis  of Chinese expert  discourse  allowed  us  to  comprehend  the  process  of  formation  of  the  positioning  approach  from  an  idea  to  an  officially  declared concept  implemented  within  the  framework  of China’s  Foreign  Policy.  This  is  relevant  in  terms of understanding how China’s Foreign Policy identity is formed in the Xi Jinping era. The strengths and weaknesses of each of the approaches of China’s positioning in the Arctic are studied separately. The practice of implementing China’s approaches to positioning in the Arctic is analyzed, as well as the reactions of the West and the Arctic states. Official documents and statements on China’s Arctic positioning are analyzed in detail. The content of the expert version of the positioning approaches is compared with the official interpretation.