As China’s energy demands grow at a rate much faster than any other country in the world, so too have its relationships with the oil-producing nations in the Middle East. With half its oil imports from the region, China’s Middle East policy is on the verge of a “great leap forward.” Chinese strategy for securing [...]
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China’s ‘leap’ in Middle East a potential source for rivalry
Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Energy, Middle East, Oil, China Wars, Chinese Strategy, Control, Energy Demands, Energy Resources, Governments, Great Leap, Imperialist, iranian, Lenin, Middle East Policy, Natural Resource, Oil Imports, Oil Producing Nations, Peter Navarro, Physical Control, Relationships, rivalry, Verge, West China, Zero Sum Game
China’s sea-lane clout stirs worry
Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, India, Military, Asia, Bangladesh, China Economic, Clout, Decades, Emerging Giants, Friendship, India, Indian Ocean, Listening Post, Massive Aid, Pacts, Pakistan, Ports, rivalry, Sea Lane, Sri Lanka, Strait Of Malacca, U S Navy, waterway
For decades, the world relied on the powerful U.S. Navy to protect this vital sea lane. But as India and China gain economic heft, they are moving to expand their control of the waterway, sparking a new - and potentially dangerous - rivalry between Asia’s emerging giants.
China has given massive aid to Indian Ocean nations, [...]
Chinese rivals grapple for Pacific
Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2007 | no comment
China’s Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan has completed a brief tour of the South Pacific, showing how important the region is to Beijing.
China is competing with Taiwan for diplomatic recognition as well as access to vast reserves of fish, minerals and timber.
But there are concerns that this fierce rivalry is unsettling and that bribes are making the [...]
The Cold Wars are Coming
Posted by Matt in August 11th, 2006 | no comment
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Niall Ferguson:
The U.S.-Soviet nuclear rivalry was scary enough. Now imagine a world with multiple atomic antagonists.
May 15, 2006
Fast forward to 2016. What does the world look like? One plausible scenario is that it will be a world of multiple mini-Cold Wars, with nuclear powers eyeball to eyeball in nearly every region. To [...]
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