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

11/11/2010 - 15:30

11 November 2010
15:30-17:00  hrs.

Energy Programme Asia Lecture Series 2010 by Dr. Chen Mo and Dr. Sun Hongbo

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

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

China-Angola Energy Relations

An important aspect of China's energy supply security lies in the diversification of energy supply and the implementation of energy diplomacy. China has adopted a distinctive method of energy cooperation with Angola, one of the major African oil producing countries. Chen Mo will discuss the opportunity and challenges of China-Angola energy relations.

Speaker: Dr. Chen Mo, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences- Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Beijing, China.

Cooperation Models between China and Latin America in Energy Development

Sino-Latin American energy cooperation with recent rapid development composes of an important part in the energy order change of the Western Hemisphere. There are six models that China employs for cooperation: crude oil trade, technical service model, joint development model, infrastructure-building participation model, loans for oil model, and bio-fuels technology joint research model. Latin America can still be viewed as a strategic alternative for China to diversify its oil import and safeguard its future energy security.

Speaker: Dr. Sun Hongbo, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences- Institute of Latin American Studies, 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