China's Peaceful Development Of Energy Security Challenges And Countermeasures

Energy security has aroused more and more attention, because energy security is not only important to a country's economic security but also to a country's political security. In recent years, the economics of China has a very rapid development while the energy demand increasing, energy security issues become very important, and the energy shortage has become a constraining bottleneck to the rapid economic development of China. In ord to ensure chinese economy sustained and rapid development, China has drafted to go to the peaceful development road . The peaceful development strategy of China requires China to get steady foreign energy supplies, foreign energy at reasonable prices, foreign energy transport not threatened. However, during the process of searching for energy, China has not been coordinated well with energy producing countries and energy consuming countries , and some countries misunderstood the chinese energy policy, which has caused some Western countries to worry about China, or even resist . Energy producing countries or regions of instability increases the cost of China to foreign investment; The competition of energy consumption countries made the international energy market tensions, even worsened the diplomatic relations; United States has been on guard China for the increaing energy demand; the region's problems of the South China Sea may break out at any time because of the competition for resources, which may lead to a regional war; the threat of maritime transport also make the China's energy security instability . This series of problems and conflicts are the challenges of China's peaceful development.China should respond to energy security actively, to take measures to prevent and respond in early , to avoid the possible risks, to make due contributions for the world peace and prosperity. It has some aspects to follow: First, based on domestic energy development , adjust the structure of energy consumption, develop the new energy, establish a mechanism of energy reserves; Second, strengthen cooperation between the energy producing countries and regions, and with other energy consuming States respond to the issue of energy together, handle the possible friction with other countries, particularly with the United States, only cooperation is a win-win, competition can only be a lose-lose; Third, strengthen cooperation with the international energy mechanisms, the International Energy Agency has played an extremely important role In today's energy diplomacy and multilateral energy cooperation , China should deepen and expand with the international energy organizations.