China-Angola Energy Relations - Cooperation Models between China and Latin America in Energy Development

28/10/2010 - 15:30

28 October 2010
15:30-17:00  hrs.

Energy Programme Asia Lecture Series 2010 by Zhao Huirong and Yu Guoqing

Venue: Bureau Onderwijs Logistiek Rec-G room S.14 Nwe. Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam

Chair & discussant:  Dr. Mehdi Amineh & Prof. Dr. Vermeer

Speaker: Zhao Huirong, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences- Institute of Russian Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, Beijing, China.

China's Energy Policy towards the Caspian Region: The case of Kazakhstan

The Caspian region contains one of the world's largest oil and gas reserves. China's economy has developed rapidly for the past twenty years and relies on the Caspian region for its increased energy supply needs. Zhao will discuss the significance of the Caspian region in general and Kazakhstan in particular for China's energy security and the prospects for cooperation in light of recently heightened geopolitical competition.
Speaker Zhao Huirong, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences- Institute of Russian Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, Beijing, China.

China's Energy Diplomacy towards Iran

Chinese energy supply security greatly depends on the Middle Eastern and the Persian Gulf oil producing countries, in which Iran plays a key role. Yu will discuss China's energy security policies highlighting the Middle East with special attention to Iran.

Speaker: Yu Guoqing, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

The lecture is organized within the Energy Programme Asia (EPA) Lecture Series 2010: Domestic and Geopolitical Challenges to Energy Security for China and the European Union. For more information, see: http://www.iias.nl/epa