China's Bilateral Relations with Its Principal Oil Suppliers

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This book examines Chinas bilateral relations with its established suppliers of crude petroleum and on occasion, petroleum gas products including liquefied natural gas (LNG) based on a five- dimensional framework: political-diplomatic relations, economic-trade relations, military- security relations, cultural relations, and petroleum-energy relations. A five-dimensional approach is comprehensive in nature and offers a complete understanding of Chinas complex relationships rather than looking solely on more typical perspectives like bilateral trade, security relationships, or energy ties. More often than not, social science literature focuses on one or more aspects of Chinas bilateral relations, which does not provide a complete picture of the complex nature of its interstate ties. This book endeavors to bridge this gap and look more substantially at Chinas bilateral relationships with energy-petroleum relations being the key aspect linking each one of them. The specific bilateral relationships examined are Chinas relations with Angola, Brazil, Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. These countries matter because their crude petroleum and petroleum gas product exports account for over 50 percent of Chinas annual oil consumption.

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Dr. Eberling's exploration of China's bilateral relations with petroleum exporters represents one of the most interesting aspects of its growing global role. Eberling details the agreements solidifying the bilateral ties while examining politics, cultural, and military dynamics in addition to petroleum accords. Easily accessible and written in a systematic manner, Eberling fills in where too many analysts miss the seams between regions around the world. -- Cynthia Watson, National War College
George Eberling has again provided us with a data-rich and insightfully analyzed picture of Chinas strategic energy and security concerns. He provides valuable and well-organized tables of Beijings energy relations with its primary suppliers. More importantly, he also links these relations to Chinas arms transfers and sales, demonstrating the intriguing and important ties between the countrys view of how energy and defense concerns underlie its international relations. China's Bilateral Relations with its Principal Oil Suppliers is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the importance of energy security and international arms transfers around the world. -- Bernard Cole, National War College
In this meticulously researched tour de force, Eberling examines Chinas relationships with its fourteen largest energy suppliers, including their influence on military, political, and cultural ties. Should become the go-to reference work on the topic. -- June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami
China has widely diversified its sources of oil in its quest for oil security, leaving it not dependent on any one source. This detailed study of the full spectrum of China's bilateral oil relations captures this diversity, contributing to our understanding of how China maintains its energy security. -- Gaye Christoffersen, Hopkins-Nanjing Center

Author Bio

George G. Eberling is a Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and USCIS officer/trainer. He holds a PhD in political science from Claremont Graduate University.