China's Energy Relations With the Developing World

Now the second largest oil-consuming country after the US, China's growing need for resources will affect its development as well as that of its neighbors and other developing countries. China's Energy Relations with the Developing World examines China's access to the energy resources of the developing world and its impact on Chinese foreign relations. Contributed by experts in international relations and Chinese politics, the essays look at China's expanding relations with the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, India; the security implications of China's quest for energy resources; and its impact on relations with world powers such as the US. The book also asks whether China's competition for energy resources will foster cooperation or conflict with other energy-consuming great powers. China's Energy Relations with the Developing World provides is an accessible text that will appeal to students, faculty, and policy makers seeking to understand Chinese politics, energy policy, and the factors that may lie beneath key future geopolitical and security issues.

Part I. Theoretical and Historical Overview1. The Strategic Implications of China's Energy Engagement with the Developing WorldCarrie Liu Currier and Manochehr Dorraj2. The Evolution of China's Grand Strategy with the Developing WorldLui Hebron3. The Domestic Political Context for China's Quest for Energy Security Jean A. GarrisonPart II. Regional Case Studies4. China's Quest for Energy Security in the Middle East: Strategic ImplicationsManochehr Dorraj and Carrie Liu Currier5. China, Russia, and Central Asia: Triangular Energy PoliticsGregory Gleason6. China's Energy Relations with AfricaZHAO Hong7. China, Latin America, and the United States:  The Political Economy of Energy Policy in the AmericasGregg B. Johnson and Jesse T. Wasson8. A Strategic Game: China's Energy Relations with Japan and IndiaJian YangPart III. Challenges for the Future9.  Pipelines versus Sea Lanes: Challenges and Opportunities for Securing Energy ResourcesAndrew S. Erickson and Gabriel B. Collins10. China's Energy Relations with the Global South: Potential for Great Power RealignmentCharles E. ZieglerIndex