China’s energy (in)security: an assessment / A insegurança energética chinesa: um balanço
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12957/rmi.2014.9404Keywords:
Ásia Central, China, Segurança energéticaAbstract
This article aims to analyze the contours of China's energy (in)security, highlighting the case of electricity, coal and, in particular, oil. The central argument is that China faces a significant energy shortage, which it seeks to fight through, for example, the massive purchases of oil that it has been operating abroad. indeed, since 1993 - when China became a net oil importer - the Chinese have been investing in a sophisticated 'black gold' diplomacy that enables them to acquire more and more oil to meet their energy needs.
RESUMO
O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar os contornos da (in)segurança energética chinesa, realçando o caso da eletricidade, do carvão, e, em especial, do petróleo. O argumento central é o de que a China enfrenta uma considerável escassez energética, a qual procura combater através, por exemplo, das massivas aquisições de petróleo que tem vindo a realizar no estrangeiro. Com efeito, desde 1993, ano em que a China se converteu num claro importador petrolífero, que os chineses têm vindo a investir numa sofisticada diplomacia do ‘ouro negro’ que lhes permita adquirir cada vez mais petróleo para satisfazer as suas necessidades energéticas.
Keywords: Central Asia; China; energy security
Palavras-chave: Ásia Central; China; segurança energética; petróleo
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/rmi.2014.9404
Recebido em 10 de fevereiro de 2014 / Aceito em 17 de junho de 2014.
Received on February 10, 2014 / Accepted June 17, 2014.
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