Analysis of Energy Cooperation Security Between China and Kazakhstan

Analysis of Energy Cooperation Security between China and Kazakhstan

           Summary

As the world's largest developing country, the rise of China has attracted worldwide attention, and the rapid economic development has led to a sharp increase in China's demand for energy, especially oil and natural gas. The huge energy gap makes China’s dependence on foreign oil and natural gas continue to increase, so it constantly seeks energy cooperation to fill the domestic gap.

In Kazakhstan, which is located in the same region in Asia, Kazakhstan’s position in China’s energy strategy has become increasingly important because of the increasing quantity and capacity of oil reserves and the convenience of geographical location. The two countries use their respective strengths to find cooperation points and continuously expand the cooperation space in the energy field between the two countries.

This article analyzes the current energy situation in China and Kazakhstan and the energy cooperation model between the two countries to study the issues facing China-Kazakhstan energy cooperation and puts forward several suggestions for China-Kazakhstan energy cooperation.

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1 Topic Background and Significance

Because of limited reserves and huge demand, China’s dependence on oil and natural gas is increasing. At present, most of China's oil and gas imports depend on the Middle East, and the passage must pass through the Straits of Malacca. Once the war breaks out, the issue of energy security is very serious. The Chinese government has therefore proposed a policy of “diversification” and “going out”. It is hoped that more efforts will be made to develop overseas oil and gas resources and build more land-imported oil and gas pipelines.

Kazakhstan is rich in oil and gas resources. The government is actively opening up the oil industry to foreign companies, attracting foreign investment, accelerating the pace of oil and gas exploration and development, and oil and gas production increasing year by year. Oil and gas exports are also one of the national policies. However, Kazakhstan does not have direct energy access to the sea. It has long been necessary to use the oil and gas pipelines within Russia to transport it to the international market. Oil and gas exports have been greatly limited. Kazakhstan has intensified the introduction of foreign capital, in particular by strengthening cooperation with other countries in the periphery, accelerating the construction of oil and gas export pipelines and facilities, and enabling its energy output to develop in a diversified direction.

Therefore, there are many places where China-Kazakhstan oil and gas resources have complementary advantages and cooperation has a good foundation.

First, in-depth study on the status quo of China-Kazakhstan energy cooperation, analysis of the favorable conditions and disadvantages faced in the cooperation process, tap the problems existing in the cooperation process, explore effective solutions to provide the scale and level of energy cooperation between the two countries in the future A very important theoretical and practical significance.

Secondly, China-Kazakhstan energy cooperation has diversified China's energy import channels and achieved a reduction in dependence on Middle East oil and gas and the Malacca waterway, so that China can obtain a stable energy supply country, and at the same time promote Central Asia and the Caspian Sea. The state's energy exports to China.

Finally, through the analysis and study of the experiences in the energy cooperation practices in China and Kazakhstan and the challenges encountered, there are constructive suggestions and countermeasures for how to structure China's energy strategy. From the above, we can see that the study of Sino-Kazakh energy cooperation has a very important role in ensuring China's energy security and ensuring far-reaching economic security.

II. Opportunities for energy cooperation between China and Kazakhstan

1 China-Kazakhstan development and cooperation have become common needs of both parties.

    In recent years, China has put forward the "One Belt and One Road" strategy, which has received great attention from the international community. Kazakhstan, as a very important part of the "One Belt and One Road" initiative, has also responded positively to this policy because it promotes China-South Korea cooperation in energy. Has an important role that can bring Kazakhstan’s economy

Revitalization and prosperity.

   In addition, the relations between China and Kazakhstan have become more and more stable. The level of mutual trust between the government is getting higher and higher, and many issues left over by history are slowly being resolved. Kazakhstan and China have a high degree of complementarity in oil and gas resources, capital, and markets. In particular, China’s energy consumption is increasing every year. This huge energy market is also

Kazakhstan attaches great importance to it, so the two sides have a very win-win cooperation.

2 Sino-Kazakh cooperation has a good foundation for economic diplomacy

The energy cooperation between China and Kazakhstan has achieved a lot. China is slowly expanding Kazakhstan’s oil and gas energy trade; some natural gas transmission pipelines have been established in Central Asia. These cooperation and infrastructure

Shi has laid a good foundation for energy cooperation between China and South Korea.

III. Challenges of energy cooperation between China and Kazakhstan

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1, the United States factor.

The rise of China has caused the U.S. concern. As the world’s largest country and military power, the United States advocates maintaining an absolute leading edge in the world. This is also true in Asia. Therefore, President Obama’s TPP is available. The U.S. hopes to combat China’s influence in Asia. Force, so established a military alliance with many countries around China, including

South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and so on surrounded China, and the United States also actively established relations with Kazakhstan.

After the end of the Cold War, the

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