This report makes the point that in both Russia and China it is politics - and not market or commercial considerations - that largely drive energy relationships with each other and the outside world. For both countries, energy and energy security is regarded as a strategic asset and/or objective that are at risk from outside forces. Moreover, both countries are taking a statist - in Russia even patrimonial - approach to energy issues. Therefore cooperation between Russia and China will be difficult even though Russia wants to sell and China wants to buy. The conditions that each state has.
- ISBN10 6610563055
- ISBN13 9786610563050
- Publish Date 31 July 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 22 June 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Blue Ibex
- Format eBook
- Pages 69
- Language English