Research On Legal Risk Prevention And Control Of China’s Overseas Energy Investment From The Perspective Of National Security Review

The strategic importance of energy resources in the socio-economic development processes of countries around the world is beyond doubt.Due to the crucial role of the energy industry in a country’s economic security and livelihood,foreign investment can have a significant impact on the independence and security of the host country’s energy resources.In order to maintain national security,many countries have strengthened their regulatory control over their strategic energy,expanded the scope of foreign national security reviews,and continuously improved their own national security review systems.In recent years,the United States,the United Kingdom,and Germany have respectively enacted "Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act" "National Security and Investment Act" and"Auβenwirtschaftsverordnung 17th amendment",which have strengthened security reviews and controls on foreign investment,continuously tightening their respective foreign investment security review systems.This trend will expose energy enterprises in China to more uncontrollable legal risks in the process of "going global".Firstly,this article summarizes the current status of China’s overseas energy investment,sorts out the legal risks of China’s overseas energy investment,and emphasizes the national security review risks among them.Secondly,it comprehensively analyzes the recent development and reform of the national security review systems on foreign investment in the United States,Germany,and the United Kingdom,and summarizes the commonalities and characteristics of the three countries.Finally,it summarizes the impact of these countries relevant institutional reforms on China’s overseas energy investments,and proposes corresponding legal risk prevention and control measures and strategies.This research will help Chinese enterprises optimize their overseas energy investment decisions,respond to the national security reviews of foreign investment by European and American countries better,improve the success rate of Chinese enterprises’ overseas energy investment,and safeguard the interests of Chinese enterprises’ energy investment.