Analysis on Energy Cooperation between China and the ASEAN：Case study of Indonesia and Malaysia

• Main Authors: Wei-Sheng Huang, 黃煒昇
• Other Authors: Chien-Chung, Kuo
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44446635462139955074

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 中國大陸研究所碩士在職專班 === 100 === From geopolitical point of view, this thesis aims to probe into China’s energy security and energy cooperation with ASEAN, intricacies and challenges between them along the process, as well as the future trend. With 6% of its total oil consumption coming from foreign countries, China, for the first time, has become a net importer of crude oil in 1993. In 2004, it overtook Japan to become the world '' s second - largest consumer of oil while it shared 20.3% of global energy consumption and 55.2% of oil dependency, became the biggest user of oil in 2010, ahead of the U.S. Although being abundant in natural resources, such as oil, gas, coal and water supplies, ASEAN has greater demands for energy due to rapid economic growth. Therefore, energy inefficiency in the region is inevitable. Along with China and ASEAN’s enormous needs for resources, their respective strategies in energy have to be altered accordingly. Mutual trust and energy cooperation mechanism, such as strategic dialogue in economy, investment and fields of cooperation, have to be strengthened. In respect of energy security, China has to maintain stable relationship with ASEAN. Even though both sides have reached successful achievement in political and economic alliance, they, undeniably, are annoyed by other concerns like sovereignty and resource distribution issues in the South China Sea areas, which may pose threat to their diplomatic relationship and undermine future energy cooperation.