LEADER 02787nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910219983903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45104-9 010 $a9786612451041 010 $a0-8330-4832-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005558 035 $a(EBL)475044 035 $a(OCoLC)456099586 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000335760 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335760 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10292446 035 $a(PQKB)10293222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475044 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005558 100 $a20000718d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChina's quest for energy security /$fErica Strecker Downs 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (83 p.) 300 $a"MR-1244-AF". 300 $a"Prepared for the United States Air Force." 300 $aAt head of title: Project Air Force. 311 $a0-8330-2884-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 55-68). 327 $aCOVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One - INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two - ENERGY DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN CHINA; CHINA'S ENERGY DEMAND; CHINA'S ENERGY SUPPLY; CHINA'S ENERGY IMPORT REQUIREMENTS; Chapter Three - CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY ACTIVITIES; INVESTMENT IN OVERSEAS OIL PROJECTS; PIPE DREAMS; PLANS FOR A STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE; REFINERY EXPANSION TO PROCESS MIDDLE EASTERN CRUDES; DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY; OPENING THE DOOR TO OIL; Chapter Four - IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY ACTIVITIES; Chapter Five - CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY 330 $aChina'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 606 $aEnergy policy$zChina 606 $aPower resources$zChina 615 0$aEnergy policy 615 0$aPower resources 676 $a333.79/0951 700 $aDowns$b Erica Strecker$01226472 712 02$aProject Air Force (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219983903321 996 $aChina's quest for energy security$92847765 997 $aUNINA