Author: Surya Narain Yadav

ISBN: 978-81-8220-343-3

Edition: 2010

Price INR: 750.00

About the Book

The book entitled China’s Energy Policy and International Security critically examines the recent behaviour of Chinese foreign policy in the context of its net impact on international security. Major areas of study covered in this book include, energy security and its linkages with the Chinese economy and foreign policy, case studies of China-Kazhak, China-Japan and China-Venezuela energy relations and area studies of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The author is fully convinced that this work would be an indispensable source of information and knowledge on China’s energy policy and international security. The book is the original, comprehensive and critical investigation of the various issues associated with the Chinese energy policy and international security.

CONTENTS

Preface (v)
List of Acronyms (vii)
1. Energy Security and Rise of the Chinese Economy 1
2. China’s Foreign Policy and Energy Security 13
3. China’s Energy Policy Towards Central Asia: The Case Study of Kazakhstan 31
4. China’s Strategy for Energy Security in the Asia-Pacific Region 45
5. Sino-Japanese Energy Relations and its Implications for Interational Security 75
6. China’s Energy Policy Towards Africa in the 21st Century 95
7. China-Russia Energy Cooperation 119
8. China’s Energy Policy Towards Middle East: Strategic and Security Implications for Asia 151
9. China and Latin America’s Energy Cooperation: A Case Study of Venezuela 179
Appendix 207
Bibliography 215
Index 227
Dr. Surya Narain Yadav is India’s leading specialist on energy security, environmental sustainability and foreign policy, with a particular focus on Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, Middle East and China. He has also presented numerous approach papers on energy security and foreign policy of China and India vis-a-vis Africa, Central Asia and Latin America. The author visited Portugal (Europe) in 2001, and Uganda (Africa) in 1999 and 2000 for undertaking academic and research assignments. He has written over a dozen of books. The author was nominated for the Chinese government fellowship, a joint research programme by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (Government of India) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China in the year 2001. Currently, Dr. Yadav is engaged in research on China’s Energy Policy Towards Africa: Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century.