China-Russia Relations in Central Asia [electronic resource] : Energy Policy, Beijing's New Assertiveness and 21st Century Geopolitics /
Eder, Thomas Stephan.author.
As China rises to global power status, its relations with other major powers, including Russia, are constantly renegotiated. Energy figures prominently in both countries' foreign policy. An extensive analysis of Chinese language sources - academic debate 1997-2012 - confirms a collision of interests over Central Asian reserves. While unanimous appeals to compromise render previous predictions of impending confrontation unconvincing, descriptions of Sino-Central Asian energy relations as "central to energy security", and the explicit rejection of a Russian "sphere of influence", also exclude a retreat. In the long term, China will likely replace Russia as the dominant force in Central Asia's energy sector, causing the Kremlin to perceive another "encroachment". The current notion of a "strategic partnership" will inevitably be challenged.     Contents ·         Historico-Political Contextualization ·         Sino-Russian Energy Relations 1991-2011 ·         Neoclassical Realist-Perception Theory Model of Analysis ·         Chinese Academic Discourse 1997-2012     Target Groups ·         Researchers in the fields of international relations, political science, and area studies (China, Russia, Central Asia) ·         Practitioners in the fields of international relations, foreign, energy and security policy     The Author Thomas Stephan Eder, LLB LLM BA MA is Research Assistant at the Hong Kong University Law School and PhD Candidate in International Law at the University of Vienna Law School, Austria.
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""Acknowledgments""; ""Abstract""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Table of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Historical Background and Political Contextualization""; ""1.1. Hierarchy â€? Oppression, Alignment, Resistance""; ""1.1.1. Historical Antecedents""; ""1.1.2. Sino-Soviet Relations: Bolshevik Revolution, Honeymoon, Break Up""; ""1.2. Equality â€? Normalcy""; ""1.2.1. Normalization of Ties: From Brezhnev to Yeltsin""; ""1.2.2. â€œStrategic Partnershipâ€œ and Common Opposition to â€œUS Unilateralismâ€?""; ""1.2.3. The Era Putin (I): Intensification of Economic Relations""
""1.2.4. The Era Putin (II) â€? Medvedev: Georgian War, SCO-Leadership and Financial Crisis""""2. Energy Policy and Major Energy Projects from 1991 to 2011""; ""2.1. Setting the Stage: The Dissolution of the Soviet Union and the End of Chinese Energy Autonomy""; ""2.2. The 1990s: Russiaâ€?s frustrated Eastern Dreams""; ""2.2.1. Oil and Gas: Buyerâ€?s Market""; ""2.2.2. Nuclear and Hydro Power: Tentative Beginnings""; ""2.3. The 2000s: Chinaâ€?s Patience tested""; ""2.3.1. Oil and Gas: The Age of Oil""; ""2.3.2. Nuclear and Hydro Power: Enter China, (Re-)Enter Russia""
""2.4. The Financial Crisis and Current Developments: Sudden Solutions""""2.4.1. Oil and Gas: The Breakthrough""; ""2.4.2. Nuclear and Hydro Power: Awakening""; ""3. State of Research: Sino-Russian Relations Research post-1991""; ""3.1. Sino-Russian Relations: Politics over Economy""; ""3.2. Economic Interaction: Energy above all and ESPO over CA""; ""3.3. Regional Theatres: East Asia (incl RFE and Taiwan) over Central Asia""; ""4. Research Design â€? Theoretical Framework, Methodology and Hypotheses""; ""4.1. Roots of Realist Thought""
""4.1.1. Classical Realism: Hans J. Morgenthau and Power""""4.1.2. Neorealism: Kenneth M. Waltz and the Structure of the International System""; ""4.2. Neoclassical Realism: Systemic Pressures and Intervening Variables""; ""4.3. Perception Theory: Perceiving Elites and Forms of Perception""; ""4.4. Theoretical Model and Methodology for this study""; ""4.4.1. Theoretical Model â€? Neoclassical Realism and Perception Theory""; ""4.4.2. Methodology â€? Analysis of the Academic Discourse""; ""5. Empirical Research â€? Shifting Sands: Bulwark against the US or â€œComing Replacementâ€?""
""5.1. All Quiet on the Western Front: 1997-2001""""5.2. US Intrusion and Sino-Russian Defense: 2001-2008""; ""5.3. â€?Natural Relationsâ€? with CA and Chinese Confidence: The Financial Crisis and Beyond""; ""5.3.1. Sino-Russian (Energy) Relations: The Set-up (I)""; ""5.3.2. The PRC and the RF in CA: The Set-up (II)""; ""5.3.3. Encounters in the Steppe (I): Problems and Fears""; ""5.3.4. Encounters in the Steppe (II): Remedies and Expectations""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Western Language Sources""; ""Chinese Language Sources""
Includes bibliographical references.
As China rises to global power status, its relations with other major powers, including Russia, are constantly renegotiated. Energy figures prominently in both countries' foreign policy. An extensive analysis of Chinese language sources - academic debate 1997-2012 - confirms a collision of interests over Central Asian reserves. While unanimous appeals to compromise render previous predictions of impending confrontation unconvincing, descriptions of Sino-Central Asian energy relations as "central to energy security", and the explicit rejection of a Russian "sphere of influence", also exclude a retreat. In the long term, China will likely replace Russia as the dominant force in Central Asia's energy sector, causing the Kremlin to perceive another "encroachment". The current notion of a "strategic partnership" will inevitably be challenged.     Contents ·         Historico-Political Contextualization ·         Sino-Russian Energy Relations 1991-2011 ·         Neoclassical Realist-Perception Theory Model of Analysis ·         Chinese Academic Discourse 1997-2012     Target Groups ·         Researchers in the fields of international relations, political science, and area studies (China, Russia, Central Asia) ·         Practitioners in the fields of international relations, foreign, energy and security policy     The Author Thomas Stephan Eder, LLB LLM BA MA is Research Assistant at the Hong Kong University Law School and PhD Candidate in International Law at the University of Vienna Law School, Austria.
Social sciences.
Social Sciences, general.