The Domestic Dynamics Of China's Energy Diplomacy

by Chi Zhang

Overview

Since the beginning of the 21st century, China's energy diplomacy has been expanding rapidly and the country is searching for energy resources worldwide. This movement has not only improved China's energy security and international relations, but also enabled the Chinese national oil companies (NOCs) to access new investment markets and implement development strategies. The Chinese government and the NOCs need each other's support to realise their respective interests. The interaction between the government and the NOCs will have a critical influence on China's energy diplomacy. The Domestic Dynamics of China's Energy Diplomacy explores the long-neglected domestic dynamics of China's energy diplomacy, in particular the interaction of national and corporate interests. It argues that the convergence of national and corporate interests is the key momentum of China's energy diplomacy. It observes that the government-NOC relationship has been evolving with China's economic and enterprise reform. Finally, it tests the empirical evidence of the domestic dynamics of China's energy diplomacy against the three mainstream international political economy theories, showing their merits and shortcomings in explaining the phenomenon, before providing an alternative conceptualisation of the movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814696739
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/25/2015
Series:	Series On Contemporary China , #38
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations ix

Preface xiii

Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Domestic Dynamics Matter 1

Chapter 2 Conceptualising the Interaction of National and Corporate Interests 13

Chapter 3 China's Energy Shortage 43

Chapter 4 Beijing's Energy Diplomacy and Chinese NOCs Overseas Expansion 89

Chapter 5 National Interests and Corporate Interests behind China's Energy Diplomacy 163

Chapter 6 Interaction Between the Government and the NOCs 227

Chapter 7 Chinese Discourses of Energy Security 285

Chapter 8 Conclusion: Whither China's Energy Diplomacy? 313

Bibliography 327

Index 351

About the Author 367