CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Boshkov, Derek Lube |
|---|---|
| Title | Oil Politics: Chinese Foreign Policy in Central Asia |
| Summary | China’s rapid growth has forced them to look towards other states in order to supply resources needed to keep the economy running smoothly. Building on Fravel’s work on the analysis of Chinese territorial disputes, this thesis aims to explain the motivations behind Chinese Foreign policy in Central Asia by providing the case for an external rather than an internal motivation for the unique treatment of Central Asia. This thesis argues that external motivations such as the need for energy security and the presence of regional powers, may have played a larger role in the motivation behind this strategy. Authors have pointed out that the ethnic unrest and instability in Xinjiang was a key factor in mobilizing friendly relations with its bordering states, however this thesis will argue that this may have been a short-term goal, as these territorial disputes set the foundations for more dialogue between China and Central Asia, in the form of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. |
| Supervisor | Kim, Youngmi |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/boshkov_derek.pdf |
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