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China's emergence as a great power is transforming the world, affecting its security, economy and physical environment. Power Realignments in Asia: China, India and the United States explores the impact of China's rise on relations among China, India and the United States.
China's Quest for Energy Security: Implications for the World
China's Quest for Energy Security: Implications for the World
Introduction: The Context
For some years now, global energy equations have been undergoing significant realignments. At the core of this shifting paradigm is a complex web of factors: geopolitical, geostrategic, and technological. Salient among them is China's relentless march towards what it perceives as its manifest destiny—a global super power status.1 China's low per capita energy consumption base, subsidized domestic energy prices, and an energy-intensive growth paradigm foretell quantum leaps in energy demand, so much so, that its future stature in the international community is critically dependent upon its unfettered access to adequate energy supplies. Not surprising, therefore, that energy security has become an important imperative for China in ...
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