Russo-Chinese energy relations
Subtitle: politics in command
By: Stephen Blank
Series: Global market briefings; Russian foreign energy policy; Global market briefings
Publisher: GMB
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781905050444
Subjects: Industries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; SCIENCE; Energy; General; Energy industries; Foreign economic relations; Power Resources; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Energy policy
Description: This report makes the point that in both Russia and China it is politics - and not market or commercial considerations - that largely drive energy relationships with each other and the outside world. For both countries, energy and energy security is regarded as a strategic asset and/or objective that are at risk from outside forces. Moreover, both countries are taking a statist - in Russia even patrimonial - approach to energy issues. Therefore cooperation between Russia and China will be difficult even though Russia wants to sell and China wants to buy. The conditions that each state has.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Introduction; Politics in command; Chinese Perspectives; The Russian strategic perspective; Pipelines as strategic investments; Conclusions; Notes and references; About the series: Russian foreign energy policy reports.