Research On Cooperation System In Energy Security Among Northeast Asia

During the latter period of the 20th century, especially after the Cold War,the globalization is speeding up, and the international political and economicrelationship develops to a new stage. As the shift of strategic aim from existencestrategy to developing strategy in every country, economic profit, economicposition and national economic security become the first strategic aim that bigcountries pursuit in the world. Geo-economic relationship takes place of geo-political relationship, and plays a decisive part in every country's geo-relationship in the world at present. China, Japan and South Korea all face thebig shortage of oil and gas. Oil and gas, as the center of energy sources'security,have been crucially influencing the three countries'national economic security. This thesis, under the framework of human geography, with the theory andresearch method of geo-economy, geo-politics and international economic andtrade geography, analyzes the oil and natural gas'geo-relationship (competitionand cooperation) in Northeast Asian nations. Firstly, the thesis briefly shows thedeposit of oil and natural gas in Northeast Asian nations and the greatsignificance in each country's historicaldevelopment. Secondly, from the geo-perspective, this thesis further researches the supply and demand pattern of oiland natural gas in Northeast Asian nations. Thirdly, under the geo-pattern, thisthesis greatly stresses the oil and natural gas'security strategic tendencies in Northeast Asia Lastly, this thesis analyzes the cooperating potential in oil andnatural gas security among NortheastAsian nations.