China's rapidly expanding demand for crude oil in the 1990s has brought about debates about the potential impact of the energy challenges facing China. Within the country, energy as a security issue has seized the attention of its leaders. Outside China, international strategic thinkers have been arguing among themselves over how China's thirst for oil would impact on regional peace and stability.ududThis paper sets out to examine the following questions: How and why has the basic need for crude oil been perceived as a security question in China? How does China enhance its oil security? Is the option to engage Russia and Central Asia viable and why? What are the possible impacts of China's oil diplomacy on regional security and stability? It concludes that the oil diplomacy with Kazakhstan and Russia is far from promising. In the short run, China has to rely on the oil in the Middle East and to exploit the resource in its offshore areas in the medium to long term. This may lead to festering relations with Russia, the US, Japan, India and the Southeast Asian nations. The growing presence of China in the Persian Gulf and East and South China Sea gives cause for concern to the US, Japan, India and the Southeast Asian states.
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机译：在1990年代，中国对原油的需求迅速增长，引发了有关中国面临的能源挑战的潜在影响的辩论。在国内，能源作为安全问题引起了领导人的关注。在中国以外，国际战略思想家一直在争论中国对石油的渴求将如何影响区域和平与稳定。 ud ud本文着手研究以下问题：如何以及为什么对原油的基本需求有所认识作为中国的安全问题？中国如何加强其石油安全？参与俄罗斯和中亚的选择可行吗？为什么？中国石油外交对地区安全与稳定可能产生什么影响？结论是，与哈萨克斯坦和俄罗斯的石油外交远未实现。在短期内，中国必须在中长期内依靠中东的石油并在其近海地区开采该资源。这可能导致与俄罗斯，美国，日本，印度和东南亚国家的关系恶化。中国在波斯湾，东海和南海的不断增长的存在，引起美国，日本，印度和东南亚国家的关注。
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