China's Bilateral Relations with Its Principal Oil Suppliers

George G. Eberling

This book examines China’s bilateral relations with its established suppliers of crude petroleum and on occasion, petroleum gas products including liquefied natural gas (LNG) based on a five- dimensional framework: political-diplomatic relations, economic-trade relations, military- security relations, cultural relations, and petroleum-energy relations. A five-dimensional approach is comprehensive in nature and offers a complete understanding of China’s complex relationships rather than looking solely on more typical perspectives like bilateral trade, security relationships, or energy ties. More often than not, social science literature focuses on one or more aspects of China’s bilateral relations, which does not provide a complete picture of the complex nature of its interstate ties. This book endeavors to bridge this gap and look more substantially at China’s bilateral relationships with energy-petroleum relations being the key aspect linking each one of them. The specific bilateral relationships examined are China’s relations with Angola, Brazil, Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. These countries matter because their crude petroleum and petroleum gas product exports account for over 50 percent of China’s annual oil consumption. « less more »

Lexington Books

Pages: 372 • Trim: 6 1/4 x 9 3/8

978-1-4985-5332-2 • Hardback • October 2017 • $120.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-4985-5333-9 • eBook • October 2017 • $114.00 • (£75.00)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General

China's Bilateral Relations with Its Principal Oil Suppliers

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Summary

This book examines China’s bilateral relations with its established suppliers of crude petroleum and on occasion, petroleum gas products including liquefied natural gas (LNG) based on a five- dimensional framework: political-diplomatic relations, economic-trade relations, military- security relations, cultural relations, and petroleum-energy relations. A five-dimensional approach is comprehensive in nature and offers a complete understanding of China’s complex relationships rather than looking solely on more typical perspectives like bilateral trade, security relationships, or energy ties. More often than not, social science literature focuses on one or more aspects of China’s bilateral relations, which does not provide a complete picture of the complex nature of its interstate ties. This book endeavors to bridge this gap and look more substantially at China’s bilateral relationships with energy-petroleum relations being the key aspect linking each one of them. The specific bilateral relationships examined are China’s relations with Angola, Brazil, Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. These countries matter because their crude petroleum and petroleum gas product exports account for over 50 percent of China’s annual oil consumption.

Book Details

Lexington Books

Pages: 372 • Trim: 6 1/4 x 9 3/8

978-1-4985-5332-2 • Hardback • October 2017 • $120.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-4985-5333-9 • eBook • October 2017 • $114.00 • (£75.00)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General

Author

George G. Eberling is a Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and USCIS officer/trainer. He holds a PhD in political science from Claremont Graduate University.

Table of Contents

Tables
Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: China and Angola
Chapter 2: China and Brazil
Chapter 3: China and Republic of The Congo
Chapter 4: China and Iran
Chapter 5: China and Iraq
Chapter 6: China and Kazakhstan
Chapter 7: China and Kuwait
Chapter 8: China and Oman
Chapter 9: China and Russia
Chapter 10: China and Saudi Arabia
Chapter 11: China and South Sudan
Chapter 12: China and Sudan
Chapter 13: China and United Arab Emirates
Chapter 14: China and Venezuela
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

Reviews

Dr. Eberling's exploration of China's bilateral relations with petroleum exporters represents one of the most interesting aspects of its growing global role. Eberling details the agreements solidifying the bilateral ties while examining politics, cultural, and military dynamics in addition to petroleum accords. Easily accessible and written in a systematic manner, Eberling fills in where too many analysts miss the seams between regions around the world.
— Cynthia Watson, National War College

George Eberling has again provided us with a data-rich and insightfully analyzed picture of China’s strategic energy and security concerns. He provides valuable and well-organized tables of Beijing’s energy relations with its primary suppliers. More importantly, he also links these relations to China’s arms transfers and sales, demonstrating the intriguing and important ties between the country’s view of how energy and defense concerns underlie its international relations. China's Bilateral Relations with its Principal Oil Suppliers is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the importance of energy security and international arms transfers around the world.
— Bernard Cole, National War College

In this meticulously researched tour de force, Eberling examines China’s relationships with its fourteen largest energy suppliers, including their influence on military, political, and cultural ties. Should become the go-to reference work on the topic.
— June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami

China has widely diversified its sources of oil in its quest for oil security, leaving it not dependent on any one source. This detailed study of the full spectrum of China's bilateral oil relations captures this diversity, contributing to our understanding of how China maintains its energy security.
— Gaye Christoffersen, Hopkins-Nanjing Center

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