Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Cooperation and Restrictions

• Main Authors: Jing-Dong Teng, 鄧晉東
• Other Authors: Hong-yi Lien
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99300153098000765481

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 戰略暨國際事務研究所 === 98 === Energy supply is one of the most important issues in 21st century. With the development of human society and the rapid advance of technologies, the consumption of energy is also increasing quickly. Gas and Oil are the most important energies in our modern society, and the scarce nature of these energies is bond to cause the great powers of the international society to an intense competition in the foreseeable future. China is the largest developing state in the world. In order to support China’s enormous market growth and productivity, it is inevitable for China to depend on huge importation of energy from aboard. Russia used to be the essence of the U.S.S.R in the cold war, and the legacy of an enormous territory and energy resources may be its key to rebuild the domestic economy. China and Russia stand on the two sides of the supply-demand chains of energy, and due to the close geographical relations, it is mutually beneficial for them to cooperate in the field of energy. However, the anarchy nature which caused the security dilemma of international politics has made them hard to build a mutual-trusted relation, and even harder to cooperate. This essay is set to analyze the relations between China and Russia in the energy field, and to explain the opportunities and difficulties in their cooperation.