China’s Energy Security : The Journey From Self-Sufficiency to Global Investor

This book evaluates China’s energy diplomacy across the globe and how it transcends the barriers to maintain both its security and its Chinese characteristics. How China graduated from 'self-sufficiency' to 'Go out' policy. How will China’s energy security evolve within the ambit of Chinas new normal? For China, its energy security has been of primary importance, both domestically and internationally. This book explores the foreign dimension. The energy security in the Mao era was a necessity, a policy in the Deng era and a strategy in the period henceforth. The book identifies the evolution of China from a manufacturer to an investor, that is, its outbound direct investments in the energy field and the shift in its focus from traditional fuels to renewable energy sources. It goes beyond the traditional choices of energy like West Asia and Africa and explore the lesser suppliers who could have a stronger say in the future to come. Acknowledgements Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Energy Diplomacy by Chinese and Western Standards Literature Review Various Perspectives The Beginning References China’s Energy Diplomacy and Its Investments Abroad: Functions, Challenges, Achievements, and Influence Functions of Energy Diplomacy Influence of China’s Energy Diplomacy Confrontations to Chinese Energy Diplomacy Approach to Energy Diplomacy by the Chinese: Mercantilism or Liberalism Chinese Investments West Asia Saudi Arabia Iran Central Asia Latin America Africa Nordic Countries Achievements of Energy Diplomacy The Pragmatism of Chinese Energy Diplomacy: The Investment Angle The Direction of ‘Go Out’ in Chinese Investments Investment in Clean Sector: Approaching the Developed World Conclusion References Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Opportunities and Challenges Development of Sino-Russian Relations Sino-Russian Energy Relations: An Overview The Institutionalisation of Sino-Russian Energy Relations Paperwork Behind the Bilateral Relations Energy and Loans Energy Trade Without Oil A Case Study of Chinese Outbound Energy Investor in Russia-CNPC The Electricity Between China and Russia From Fear Psychosis to Friendly Calm Challenges in Sino-Russian Relations Chinese Analysis of Russian Perspectives to Sino-Russian Relations Conclusion References Sino-Australian Relations: Present Trajectory and Future Growth Introduction Australia as a ‘Middle Power’ Australian Role in China’s ‘Zou Chuqu’ Sino-Australian Relations: The Present Trajectory The History of Sino-Australian Relations The New Paradigms of Sino-Australian Relations Chinese Investments in Australia: The Future Growth Waring ‘White’ Papers Conclusion References Conclusion References Annexure 1: China’s Energy Trade with Russia Annexure 2: Australia’s Energy Trade with China Index