Author: Drew Thompson / Content Type: Policy Brief / Political Geography: China / Publication Year: within 25 Years

Author:: Wenran Jiang, Willy Lam, David G. Wiencek, and Drew Thompson
Publication Date:: 05-2005
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: April marked a small leap forward in China's energy relations with Canada. China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) put down $150 million for a one-sixth stake in MEG Energy Corp., an upstart oil sands company. This is China's first major investment in Canada's vast oil sands industry. Two days later, Petro China International Co. Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada's giant pipeline company Enbridge Inc., promising cooperation in the $2.5 billion Gateway pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast that may supply China with 200,000 barrels of crude a day once completed. China's large energy corporations are predicting more such deals but at a “much bigger” scale.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: China, Canada, and Israel

Author:: Eric Hagt, Willy Lam, Drew Thompson, Gill Bates, Daniel C. Lynch, and Chen Yali
Publication Date:: 01-2005
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: The good news about the Taiwan Legislative Yuan elections last month, from the perspective of Beijing, Washington, and at least half of the Taiwan electorate, is that nothing will happen. Chen Shui-bian and his pan-green coalition remained a legislative minority, meaning a radical push ahead for more sovereignty – and the instabilities that might bring for cross-Strait relations – does not appear in the cards for now.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: China and Israel

Author:: Matthew Oresman, Drew Thompson, John C.k. Daly, and Harvey Stockwin
Publication Date:: 12-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: While much of the world is fixated on China's booming economic growth and its ravenous appetite for energy, untidy diplomatic loose ends in the form of territorial disputes with neighbors have many of the countries bordering the Asian giant nervous. Though Beijing's claims over Taiwan remain the focus of world attention, China is embroiled in unresolved territorial maritime and land issues with no less than thirteen of its neighbors. Given that China's military capability is growing apace with its economy, the potential for military conflict over the disputed regions is similarly on the rise. While China up to now has attempted to address these issues diplomatically, the fact that many of the unresolved border disputes involve potential energy reserves might prompt China to use military force to resolve issues of strategic economic interest.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: China, Israel, Taiwan, Beijing, and Asia

Author:: Eugene Kogan, Willy Lam, Drew Thompson, Dennis J. Blasko, and Zhu Feng
Publication Date:: 09-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: President and Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman Hu Jintao has moved swiftly to tighten his grip over the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The emphasis that the new commander-in-chief has put on flexing the nation's fast-growing military muscle has fed speculation that he will be taking a more hard-line stance on relations with the U.S. and with Taiwan. However, it is unlikely that the predominant Hu-Wen Faction – a reference to the leadership team under Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao – will unveil too many major initiatives until it has consolidated its control over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the government and the army.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: United States, China, Israel, and Taiwan

Author:: Christine Loh, Eugene Kogan, Willy Lam, Drew Thompson, and Zhu Feng
Publication Date:: 09-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: The soon-to-be-announced appointment of former Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Yi as Chinese Ambassador to Japan is emblematic of efforts by the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao leadership to improve Sino-Japanese relationship. In the past year, bilateral ties have deteriorated due to a host of issues ranging from “the question of history” – and compensation for World War II-related damages – to altercations over rights to oil and gas under the East China Sea. Protests by nationalistic Chinese groupings outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, banned until about two years ago, have become almost routine. Ugly scenes at a recent soccer match between the two national teams in the Chinese capital demonstrated the hostility with which many Chinese regard their nextdoor neighbor. And in Japan, the “China threat” theory is fast gaining ground owing to the perception that an economically and militarily strong China is throwing its weight around and threatening Japanese interests everywhere.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: Japan, China, and Israel

Author:: Willy Lam, Drew Thompson, Cynthia Watson, and James P. Jr. Muldoon
Publication Date:: 06-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: The recent spate of articles on China's growing energy and natural resource consumption is a key explanation for Beijing's growing interest in South America. While the continent remains at least fourth on China's list of priorities, the vast array of resources available, coupled with a growing population eager to increase its consumption of goods, makes this part of the world ever more enticing. The People's Republic of China (PRC) seeks to put a modest investment in diplomatic, military, cultural, and trade relations for a possible long-term gain of significant proportion.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: China, Israel, Beijing, and South America

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