| ID | 082389 |
| Title Proper | China's surging energy demand |
| Other Title Information | trigger for conflict or cooperation with Japan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Itoh, Shoichi |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article revisits a conventional interpretation of Sino-Japanese energy relations from geopolitical and zero-sum viewpoints. Contemporary Sino-Japanese disputes over the East China Sea and their scramble over a crude-oil pipeline from Russia have drawn global attention to the intensification of the rivalry between the two giant energy consumers. Beijing and Tokyo, however, have gradually found common interests resulting from business opportunities, environmental countermeasures, etc. Russia's failure in driving a wedge between China and Japan, and the United States' proactive engagement in Asia-Pacific energy issues, appear to provide new opportunities in which the East Asian powers' energy rivalry can be reduced |
| `In' analytical Note | East Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 25, No.1; Apr 2008: p79-98 |
| Journal Source | East Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 25, No.1; Apr 2008: p79-98 |
| Key Words | China ; Energy Security ; Environment ; Geopolitics ; Japan ; Regime ; Russia - United States |