China ’ s Energy Security and Its Grand Strategy September 2006

• China and the United States should not see each other as competitors but rather as partners in the international energy market. The two countries have many opportunities for cooperation in joint exploration, production and shipping safety, development of new and renewable energies, and environmental protection. Energy security and cooperation should be put on the agenda of the US-China Strategic Dialogue. Dr. Xuecheng Liu Xuecheng Liu is a senior fellow of China Institute of International Studies; director of Asia Studies Program, China Reform Forum; director of China-India-US Forum, Yunnan University; director of Beijing Center for American Studies; and member of ARF Experts/Eminent Persons. His current research focuses on relationships between major powers and Asian political and security issues. Among his recent publications are The Sino-Indian Border Dispute and SinoIndian Relations (University Press of America, 1994) and China and the United States: Partners or Rivals (China Economic Science Press, 2001).