Table of Contents; Introduction by the Editors; PART I : CHINA'S ENERGY FUTURE AND NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY ; Dilemmas and Imperatives of Beijing's Strategic Energy Dependence: The PLA Perspective; Energy as China's Achilles' Heel? ; Scenarios for the Chinese Economy ; The Past, Present, and Future of China's Energy Sector; The Geopolitics of China's LNG Development ; Chinese Efforts to Create a National Tanker Fleet; PART II: CHINA'S GLOBAL ENERGY ACCESS; China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean ; China's Energy Strategy toward the Middle East: Saudi Arabia. China's Evolving Relationship with Iran The Energy Component of China's Africa Strategy ; China's Continental Energy Strategy: Russia and Central Asia ; Carving Up the East China Sea ; China, the South China Sea, and U.S. Strategy ; PART III: CHINA'S NAVAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONCERNS REGARDING ENERGY ACCESS DENIAL ; Chinese Naval Analysts Consider the Energy Question ; The Energy Factor in Chinese Maritime Strategy ; China's Surface Combatants and the New SLOC Defense Imperative; A Comparative Historical Approach to Blockage Strategies: Implications for China ; No Oil for the Lamps of China? PART IV: CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY AND U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSChina's Naval Modernization Effort: Potential Implications for Required U.S. Navy Capabilities; Concerns with Respect to China's Energy Policy ; Energy Insecurity with Chinese and American Characteristics: Realities and Possibilities; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; About the Contributors; Index.
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A variety of viewpoints is offered in this timely analysis of China's economy and the future shape of Beijing's energy consumption.