Oil In China: From Self-reliance To Internationalization From Self-Reliance to Internationalization

This book examines the political and conceptual metamorphosis of China's oil industry from self-reliance to internationalization. Through the empirical case study of Daqing, the premiere oilfield of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for most of the postwar period and a symbol of industrialization as well as self-reliance, key historical developmental concepts and events are analyzed. Japan's role in stimulating the development of the China's oil industry will also be highlighted as the Japanese government and its business sectors emerged as a supplier of technology and equipment to the Chinese oil industry as well as China's first major oil customer in the early internationalization phase of the PRC's oil industry. Chapter 5. The Cultural Revolution InterregnumMAO'S REVERSE COURSE; SHELTER FROM THE STORM; RESTORATION; Chapter 6. Looking Beyond Self-Reliance; RECONFIGURATION OF SELF-RELIANCE; WHY THE SHIFT AWAY FROM SELF-RELIANCE?; RESTORATION OF PETROLEUM FACTION AND ITS ALLIES; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; Chapter 7. Reliance on Japan; OIL CRISIS; EARLY CONTACTS; THE INFORMATION-GATHERING PHASE; EARLY OIL TRADE CONTACT (1972); BENEFITING FROM JAPAN'S HELP; LEARNING FROM JAPAN; CHALLENGES - JAPANESE DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION; IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE; BALANCE OF POWER VIS-À-VIS THE SOVIET UNION Preface; About the Author; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; DECLARATION OF SELF-RELIANCE; Chapter 2. The Founding of Daqing; DAQING; ORIGINS; THE PETROLEUM FACTION; THE DISCOVERY OF DAQING; CHINESE OIL INSTITUTIONS; WELFARISM; DAQING COMES OF AGE; DAQING'S MATURATION; Chapter 3. Daqing-ism; ACTS OF HEROISM; THE MODEL OILFIELD; WAR MOBILIZATION; FOREIGN OPINIONS; Chapter 4. The Doctrine of Self-Reliance; TERMINOLOGY; FOREIGN OPINIONS; SELF-RELIANCE AND DAQING; IDEOLOGICAL VALUE; THE CHINA-CENTERED PERSPECTIVE; CRITICISMS OF CHINESE OIL SELF-RELIANCE Dedication Preface About the Author Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Founding of Daqing 3. Daqing-ism 4. The Doctrine of Self-Reliance 5. The Cultural Revolution Interregnum 6. Looking Beyond Self-Reliance 7. Reliance on Japan 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index TRANSFORMATION IN SINO-JAPANESE OIL INTERACTIONSDIFFERING EXPECTATIONS; POLITICAL CHALLENGES; Chapter 8. Conclusion; SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS; Bibliography; Index