Oil and Gas in China: The New Energy SuperpowerÃ|s Relations With Its Region (Series on Contemporary China) - Softcover

Lim, Taiwei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9814277940 ISBN 13: 9789814277945

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2009

Synopsis

This book looks at the emergence of China as a major importer and consumer of energy as well as examines contemporary issues within the Chinese oil industry. As China benefits from globalization, what is the impact on China's relations with countries in its neighbouring region when it seeks more oil importation from overseas sources? China's industrial growth in the Pan Pearl River Delta Region is outstripping its oil supply and China is turning to the ASEAN countries connected to its Pearl River tributaries to form a Pan region that acts both as a conduit for oil supply from other sources as well as the supply source itself. Geopolitics in the region represents one of the main obstacles standing in China's way for a regional agreement on maritime resources. Would the pressure on China for more energy translate into tension and conflicts? How will Japan view or compete with China's initiatives in ASEAN given that Japan is still the region's largest investor. After China's landmark energy crisis in 2004, how will China be able to strike a balance between economic growth and energy consumption? With the growing importance of post-industrial debate and environmentalism, what are the implications of post-industrialism for China? For future energy use, how will China utilize the options of alternative energy, energy conservation and reinvigoration of old energy resources to meet its future oil needs?

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Review

Together with Oil in China, this study provides a useful introductory text for undergraduate students, business people and policy-makers seeking an accessible, factual overview of an important strategic industry in China with global implications. --The China Journal

It is the particularities of the book that are its strengths. This book should appeal to research institutes, commercial organizations, and university libraries with specialized collections on Asian energy. --The Journal of Asian Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9814277940
• ISBN 13: 9789814277945
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 180