Security and Profit in China’s Energy Policy

Dr. Oystein Tunsjo is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is co-editor with Robert Ross and Zhang Tuosheng of US-China-EU Relations: Managing a New World Order (London: Routledge, 2010) and author of US Taiwan Policy: Constructing the Triangle (London: Routledge, 2008), both in Routledge's Asian Security Studies Series. Tunsjo is co-editor with Robert S. Ross and Peter Dutton of Twenty First Century Seapower: Cooperation and Conflict at Sea (forthcoming, Routledge) and author of Security and Profit in China's Energy Policy (CUP, 2013).

• List of Maps Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Glossary 1. Introduction 2. China's Energy Security: A New Framework for Analysis 3. China's Domestic Energy Sector 4. The Global Search for Petroleum 5. Safeguarding China's Seaborne Petroleum Supplies 6. China's Continental Petroleum Strategy 7. Global 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Oystein Tunsjo has scored an important coup with his book. His work clearly demonstrates the interaction of strategic and market elements in Beijing's thirsty search for energy reserves. Tunsjo presents a realistic analysis of China's strategic maritime and economic situation. His book is a valuable resource for academics and security policy makers. -- Bernard D. Cole, National War College Numerous questions about China's energy security have been raised: in China's energy decision making, is the government or energy companies more influential? Are the 'going out' activities of China's energy companies driven by strategy or profit? The existing answers can be categorized into 'the former one,' 'the latter one,' or 'both.' Creatively and cleverly applying hedging theory, Oystein Tunsjo offers deeper and more persuasive answers. He contributes an utterly new perspective and opens up a new field for China's energy studies. His book will impose long-lasting effects on China's energy security research. -- Wang Haibin, senior economist and research manager of Sinochem Oil Oystein Tunsjo has made an important contribution to the existing literature on China's energy policies. -- Sudha Mahalingam H-Asia