A Study On The Cooperation Between China And Middle East Regions In The21st Century

Oil, as the most popular energy fuel, has been received endless attention due to itssanctity and irreplaceability. Consequently, the insurance of national energy security,especially oil security plays an important role in the making of the country strategy.With the deepening of the globalization, China’s energy policy and development havebeen closely related with the world’s. To some extent, China’s energy development notonly guarantees its own economic and social development, but also makes acontribution to the world’s energy security and stability. Middle East, rich in oil andnatural gas, is the largest crude oil reserve and oil-producing area. And because ofChina’s growing demand for oil, Middle East is becoming as an important factor inChina’s foreign policy. Therefore, a good understanding of Middle East politics,economy and energy situation helps us in conducting external activities and creatingmutual interest of countries. What’s more, it also has a positive significance to China’senergy security.This thesis discusses the importance of the Middle East to China’s energy securityand introduces the development of the energy industry and outcomes of cooperationbetween China and main energy producing countries on the basis of world energydistribution in the21stcentury. In addition, dialogs and cooperation made betweenChina and international energy organizations are introduced. It is worthy of analyzingproblems and difficulties at energy supply to see how to promote a better cooperationbetween China and Middle East regions. And here we should pay attention to theinfluence of America on the politically complicated Middle East. It is inevitable tocarefully handle the relationship with America on energy problems and build a harmonious atmosphere. In the future, China will continue its win-win policy andachieve more common development with Middle East oil supply countries to improvecooperation mechanism and promote diversification of supply channels. At the sametime, China will also strengthen the cooperation with Middle East countries to jointlysafeguard the smooth transport of energy and reduce the interference of geopoliticaldisputes to global energy supply.