CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Siklós, Lili |
|---|---|
| Title | China's Energy Diplomacy: Resolving the Malacca Dilemma |
| Summary | In order to maintain its economic growth, China’s energy consumption has increased dramatically recently. The country’s economic growth is the power base of the Chinese Communist Party, thus the efficient energy supply of China is a priority on the government’s agenda to provide the growing tendency of the economy. Most of China’s energy imports arrive to the country through sea lanes and the vulnerability of the Strait of Malacca threatens China’s seaborne oil and gas imports and therefore the country’s energy security. The focus of this thesis is China’s energy security and the encouragement of the land-based energy imports through pipelines as a possible alternative solution of the Malacca Dilemma. The research investigates the issue of the Malacca Dilemma through the lens of securitization theory of the Copenhagen School. Furthermore it applies policy and discourse analysis and introduces statistical figures and charts. The paper includes comparative case studies by investigating the Sino-Russian and Sino-Myanmar bilateral oil and gas pipeline agreements. The thesis concludes that in order to reduce the risk of the Malacca Dilemma, the land-based energy imports via pipelines cannot fully replace oil and gas imports through sea lanes. The Chinese government should support regional energy cooperation instead of bilateral agreements, because a joint energy strategy can better reduce the vulnerability of China’s energy security. For the long term, China should modify its energy strategy and encourage its domestic renewable energy sources to reduce its energy dependence on foreign energy imports which can further strengthen the country’s energy security. |
| Supervisor | Kim, Youngmi |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/siklos_lili.pdf |
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