How The Geopolitics Central Asia Affected China 's Ability Of Securing Its Energy Resources From The Region?

The Chinese president is looking to boost consumption and import as part of efforts to restructure its economy (Hu Looks to Boost China's Consumption, Imports, (April 15, 2011). The Chinese energy consumption has been predicted to soar to 68% higher than that of the USA by the year 2035(China, India to lead energy consumption, (September 20, 2011). Investment spending is also set to increase from $12,633 billion (2011, 48% of GDP) to $29,628 billion by 2030 (38% of GDP) (CHINA - Gross fixed investment (% of GDP) from 2011 to 2030, EIU Country Data). In 2006 China had a rating of 5.00 and was seen ranked at 101st in terms of the degree of economic freedom as measured

The rise in China from a poor, stagnant country to a major economic power within a time span of twenty-eight years is often described by analysts as one of the greatest success stories in these present times. With China receiving an increase in the amount of trade business from many countries around the world, they may soon be a major competitor to surpass the U.S. China became the second largest economy, last year, overtaking Japan which had held that position since 1968 (Gallup). China could become the world’s largest economy in decades.

In Susan Shirk’s book ‘Fragile Superpower’, the author illustrates that the multitude of internal problems that China faces and will continue to face could potentially undermine its peaceful rise. Although the Chinese people have experienced a major upgrade in their living standards in just twenty-five years, the Chinese economic transformation has not been without significant social and environmental costs. As a consequence of its economic transformation, China has developed a number of internal stresses, which have posed existential threats to its national economy and political structure. One of these stresses is a growing shortage of natural resources in China. One significant systemic level cause for the rise in Chinese developmental finance

The Unites States and The People’s Republic of China have been ever growing superpowers on the world scene since the last century. Their economies, military and social policies have been models and adapted by other nations on Earth and their present day influences in these same criteria seem to have no end. The driving force behind China’s industrialization and the United State’s global influence are one in the same; Energy. Both these nations have been fortunate enough through their geological locations to be able to find and harvest different sources of energy to propel their governments, economies, militaries, ect and with the help of harvesting the ingenuity of their respective populations to drive the discovery of more efficient and productive technologies in aspects of economics, home life and energy. This essay will go on to illustrate what energy sources either nations use and why they use them, what sources of energy they are trying to further develop and what sources of energy they import as well as export. Finally, We will touch upon the energy relationship between the US and China and compare this relationship through one or more international relations theories.

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Over the last two decades, what was once a developing country has grown into the economic superpower that is China. China passed Japan to become the world’s second-biggest economy in terms of GDP in the second quarter of 2010 and was said to be on track to surpass the United States in 2027, with an annual GDP of $14 trillion (Bloomberg). Since China became a larger and more influential country, it is now important to realize that the global economy depends heavily on China’s actions. Their exports have lowered consumer prices across the board, and their imports have impacted commodity prices. However, in recent times, China’s economy has

Global economy is driven by energy markets. Energy does not only play a significant role in consumer products but also an important input in nearly all the industries. (Efimova O. and

The rise of the People’s Republic of China (China) in today’s world has evolved into a new reality. In this essay, it will be noted that although China is increasing its prominence in international politics, China will not be a dominant global actor in the near future. In this evaluation, the phrase “dominant global actor” will be defined, and the parameters for “near future” will be set to the next two decades from now. This essay will then outline examples on how China has increased its presence to affirm its increasing prominence in international politics before considering the many arguments that will show why China will not be a dominant global actor in the near future.

Energy and power do indeed mark the pillars of any national economy and China is no different. China, with one of the world's largest populations has an economy which is founded on the context of high labour, great deals of labour and thus needs the relevant resources of energy to support these moves, amid a high level of competition. This is particularly exacerbated by the fact that in the last ten years, China has gone through marked industrial and urban development at record speed with the strong development of the gross domestic product (Best & Levina, 2012). This created a doubled consumption of their energy demands; making China the leading energy consumer in the world (Best& Levina, 2012). Thus, certain details like pricing, the mechanisms of pricing, the ability to transport and other choices mean that a range of factors come into play given the decisions connected to China selecting coals at the main means of their electric generation planning.

Today, the influence of the People’s Republic of China is felt around the world. Its global economic and diplomatic presence has led to speculation that China will be or already is the next superpower. However, China was not always so involved in the world and the motivations that drove China to extend its influence and ability to project power remain a subject of debate. There are two major schools of thought on what motivated China to become a global actor. Certain scholars such as David Shambaugh, Elizabeth Economy, and Michael Levi, believe Chinese global influence is a result of the need to secure raw materials essential to economic and industrial development. Other scholars such as Susan Shirk and Shaofeng Chen see Chinese attempts to expand its influence as primarily a method of ensuring that the Communist Party of China retains enough domestic support to hold on to power. This paper argues that the rise of China’s global involvement in the 21st century is largely a result of its quest for energy security, which has motivated China to expand its power projection capabilities, extend its influence in the developing world, and take on global leadership roles. China’s rapid economic rise created a huge demand for energy that generated energy security concerns within the government. These concerns led to the onset of Chinese investment around the globe in an effort to control energy resources. Moreover, energy security has been a primary motivator for the modernization

China as the fastest growing economy worldwide, is currently facing a challenging time to meet the energy demand of their population (Dalpino, 2005, p. 46). The heavily populated Eastern region is often subject to electricity outages (Sternfeld, 2010, p. 4), as the used electricity is mainly generated in the less densely populated West, a project supported by the west-east electricity transfer project (Oaks, 2004, p. 154). In the past, China has been mainly relying on their coal resources in order to meet this demand. The domination of coal consumption rose from the need of energy in a large country with a relatively low qualitative supply of natural gas and oil and the rather late development of these sources (Kang Z. , 2014).

The main policy challenges for China is to renew the bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement (known as a Section 123 agreement) and meeting the CO2 emission regulations. The Section 123 agreement will be expired on 30th December 2015. It is highly important for United States as also for China. However thanks to that agreement a bunch of American companies benefited and thousands of jobs were created in United States. On the other side Chinese market benefited thanks to the new technologies, equipment and know-how necessary to build nuclear energy industry. The Section 123 agreement covers the nonproliferation policies. The agreement took effect when was signed by President Ronald Reagan in December 1985. Another one crucial challenge for China is meeting the CO2 regulations. Due to using a lot of fossil fuels, especially the coal, which causes enormous air pollution in China. One of the solutions to this topic is using more of renewable energies and also nuclear energy, which can be considered as a

Geopolitics has offered changes, the analysis reveals that relationships between energy and nations whose frame work involves strategies and doctrines, contributes to the order in which countries policies operate (lecture 1). The impact energy has on the domestic and foreign policy is

Therefore, China is becoming a crucial player in the international climate change agreements, and even more so in the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol. Although currently not part of international agreements for climate change mitigation, China has hosted almost half of the CDM projects implemented worldwide, which generated 600 million credits. This testifies a strong willingness on the part of China to be part of the negotiations, and shows the country is highly aware of the damage it is causing to global climate. However, China’s emissions are anticipated to reach their peak around the year 2030 due both to a flattening demand for home appliances, which simultaneously are becoming more energy efficient, and the Chinese industry’s shift away from coal.

Energy is one of the major inputs of an economy. It directly affects development of human beings and society. Therefore, safeguarding a cheap and stable supply of energy is one of the main objectives of any country. However, increasing world population, high global energy consumption and depletion of global resources has challenged this objective resulting energy as one of the main concerns today’s world.