China's Worldwide Quest for Energy Security [electronic resource] /
International Energy Agency.
International Energy AgencyContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2000.
China's rapid growth over the past twenty years has sparked a surging demand for energy. The Chinese made strenuous efforts to exploit their domestic resources; but growth eventually overwhelmed them and led to rising oil imports. Within the next decade, China's oil imports are expected to grow rapidly and outstrip those of many OECD countries. Gas imports are also projected to increase as China switches to cleaner energy. Aware of its growing dependency on imported energy, China seeks a more prominent position in the existing global system of energy production and trade. Where it can, China seeks to open new connections in global markets. Increasingly, external energy policies are entwined in foreign economic and security policies in general. This book documents how China is creating energy relationships across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia and Africa. The Chinese are also intensively studying how the rest of the world operates in the energy sector. The position of this vast nation in the global energy markets can only grow stronger as time passes. Trade and investment are the main elements in China's energy policy toward the rest of the world today. Before long, the Chinese may seek to participate in the actual management of overseas energy facilities.
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Foreword: The IEA and China; CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Chapter One: Domestic Origins of China's Search for Energy Abroad; A Perspective on the Chinese Economy; Energy and the Economy; The Energy System: History and Projections; Energy Demand; Energy Supply; The Energy Delivery Infrastructure; The New Institutional Setting; Energy Prices: A Key to Reform; A Summing Up; Chapter Two: China's Shifting Ties in the Energy World; Introduction: Whither Chinese Policy?; Covering All Possibilities; Strategic Reserves; Evolving Oil Trade Patterns: The Search for Secure Supply
Foreign Investment: In and OutTrade, Investment and Diplomacy in the Search for Energy Security; Chapter Three: What it All Means. What Next.?; China in the System; Is China Different?; Some Implications for Linkage Patterns; Appendix: Data on China's Oil and Overall Trade; Bibliography
China's rapid growth over the past twenty years has sparked a surging demand for energy. The Chinese made strenuous efforts to exploit their domestic resources; but growth eventually overwhelmed them and led to rising oil imports. Within the next decade, China's oil imports are expected to grow rapidly and outstrip those of many OECD countries. Gas imports are also projected to increase as China switches to cleaner energy. Aware of its growing dependency on imported energy, China seeks a more prominent position in the existing global system of energy production and trade. Where it can, China seeks to open new connections in global markets. Increasingly, external energy policies are entwined in foreign economic and security policies in general. This book documents how China is creating energy relationships across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia and Africa. The Chinese are also intensively studying how the rest of the world operates in the energy sector. The position of this vast nation in the global energy markets can only grow stronger as time passes. Trade and investment are the main elements in China's energy policy toward the rest of the world today. Before long, the Chinese may seek to participate in the actual management of overseas energy facilities.
Energy development -- Government policy -- China.
Energy policy -- China.
Power resources -- China.
Energy policy
Energy development
Power resources
Business & Economics
Industries