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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151712303321

Titolo

China's global quest for resources : energy, food and water / / edited by Fengshi Wu and Hongzhou Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-317-37353-7

1-315-67256-1

1-317-37354-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations

Collana

China Policy Series

Altri autori (Persone)

WuFengshi

ZhangHongzhou

Disciplina

333.70951

Soggetti

Natural resources - Government policy - China

Water security - Government policy - China

Food security - Government policy - China

Energy security - Government policy - China

China Foreign economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Domestic origins of China's 'go out' policies -- pt. II. Global implications of China's resource quest.

Sommario/riassunto

The world's key resources of energy, food and water, which are closely connected and interdependent on each other, are coming under increasing pressure, as a result of increasing population, development and climate change. In the case of China, following its recent economic surge, energy, food and water are already nearing the point of shortage. This book considers how China is working to avoid shortages of energy, food and water, and the effect this is having internationally. Subjects covered include domestic policy debates on China's resource strategies, challenges for managing transboundary waters related to China, responses from various regions and countries to China's 'Go Out' strategy, and China's increasing energy links with Russia and declining agricultural trade with the United States. The book concludes by discussing in comparative perspective China's outward resource



acquisition activities and the consequent policy implications.