Jean A. Garrison: China and the Energy Equation in Asia: The Determinants of Policy Choice

摘要

Jean A. Garrison's China and the Energy Equation in Asia is an excellent book that examines China's increasingly diffuse policymaking apparatus. In all, there are seven well presented chapters that cover a diverse range of topics including China's energy policy sub-system, the key actors and institutions underlying energy policy development in China, energy relations and resources in Russia and Kazakhstan, and the wildly competitive nature of pipeline politics in East Asia. The author's concluding chapter on the 'implications of China's quest for energy security' is an especially salient and thought-provoking addition. Ultimately, Garrison's in-depth and sophisticated investigation into the principle motivators behind China's efforts to secure external energy sources and promote transparency and cooperation with so-called 'regional rivals' casts considerable doubt over 'hawkish' depictions of the country's 'unitary' intentions. It is a timely and topical supplement to the evergrowing literature on Chinese foreign policy and politics.