The Strategic Implications of China's Energy Needs.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 China's Energy Security Policy -- Energy Security -- Why China has an Energy Security Problem -- China's Energy Security Policy -- Evaluation of China's Approach -- Chapter 2 China's Energy Security Policymaking and Implementation -- The Actors and Their Priorities -- Xinjiang: The West-to-East Gas Pipeline -- Central Asia: Gas from Turkmenistan and Oil from Kazakhstan -- Russia: A Source of Oil and Gas -- The Middle East: A Crucial Source of Oil -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The Strategic Implications of China's Energy Needs -- Implications for Global Oil Supplies -- Military and Security Implications -- Geopolitical Implications for East Asia -- Implications for Middle East Stability -- Implications for Domestic Stability -- Conclusion -- Notes.

China is frequently described as a threat to regional and global stability and its rapidly rising demand for imported energy is seens as one cause of this threat. This book shows that domestic politics and foreign policy have both played a part in China's recent major energy policy decisions. However, China's increasing involvement in the global energy markets can be seen as an opportunity to enhance cooperation and interdependence rather than as a threat.

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