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China's quest for energy security
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ISBN: 0833028847 9786612451041 1282451049 0833048325 9780833048325 9781282451049 9780833028846 Year: 2000 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA Rand

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Abstract

China's two decades of rapid economic growth have fueled a demand for energy that has outstripped domestic sources of supply. China became a net oil importer in 1993, and the country's dependence on energy imports is expected to continue to grow over the next 20 years, when it is likely to import some 60 percent of its oil and at least 30 percent of its natural gas. China thus is having to abandon its traditional goal of energyself-sufficiency--brought about by a fear of strategic vulnerability--and look abroad for resources. This study looks at the measures that China is taking to achieve ene

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