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Simple Analysis Of The Energy In Sino-Russian Relations In The Twenty-first Century

Posted on:2013-12-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X H LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2246330374983636Subject:World History
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Energy is the "lifeblood" of modern industry, the lifeline of national economic development. With the development of global economy, the requirement for energy is increasing day by day, energy becomes the focus of contention. It is not only the essential resource for economic development, but also plays a political part in international relationships.The Sino-Russia energy cooperation has been started since the Soviet Union, but mostly, it was help from the Soviet Union to China, it was lack of interactivity. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Russia became the successor state, interactive energy cooperation phase between the two countries has been started. After Putin became the president, he made full use of the advantage in resources and had been committed to restore Russian great power states on the world stage, to revive Russian former glory. Then, an oil war strategy of "fighting for Caspian Sea, stabling Western Europe, breaking North America, exploring the east and challenging the OPEC" has been established. China, as a big country of consumption of energy, since in1993became a net oil importer, the oil consumption has been increasing, and our interdependence with other countries keeps growing, it becomes our important task to protect our oil safety. So, China actively expands channels of energy imports and achieve the diversification of energy resources. In this situation,, the energy cooperation between China and Russia has gained rapid development, and in recent years, great breakthroughs have been made. Driven by the energy cooperation of both countries, the relationship between China and Russia is now experiencing a honeymoon friendly period. Other cooperation in politics, economic, military and humanity enjoys full prosperity.This paper takes oil for example to analyze the role of energy cooperation in the Sino-Russia relation. The paper consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, based on the importance of energy and energy situation of this two countries, conditions for energy cooperation, current status and exited problems for energy cooperation will be introduced. It is definition of the urgency of energy security in our country, the advantages and problems for China and Russia’s cooperation. In the second chapter, it analyzes the role of energy cooperation in promoting Sino-Russia relation, which covers the development for politics, economic and humanity. Based on Russia’s Energy Strategy in2020and Russia’s Energy Strategy in2030published by the Russian government, the third chapter gives a summary for the future twenty years energy development in Russia. Meanwhile, referred to China’s current economic development, with China’s future development goals, it analyzes the China’s energy requirement in future20years, future energy cooperation between China and Russia; and the overall development of Sino-Russia relation kick-started by energy cooperation. The conclusion part is a summary for this whole article.
Keywords/Search Tags:China, Russia, energy cooperation, Sino-Russia relations, oil
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