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source: http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2009 ... ategy.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8687917.stm
http://www.rjkoehler.com/2010/01/31/is- ... a-reality/
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/port- ... -i/459653/
http://mondediplo.com/2006/11/07burma
http://www.ipsnewsasia.net/bridgesfromasia/node/120
What is a "String of Pearls"
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-strin ... rategy.htm
China's Energy Security
The sea lines of communication from Hong Kong to Port Sudan have become a source of conflict with respect to China's future energy security. China is the world's second largest oil consumer and the third largest oil importer. China imports 15% of its oil from West Africa[4], is the largest consumer of Sudanese oil[5], and has signed long term contracts to develop Iranian oil fields[6].
With a wave of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia[7] in late 2008, the ongoing war in Darfur and the continued oppression by the Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe[8], Chinese foreign policy has now shifted toward a more direct approach to dealing with such hostilities.
The sea lines of communication from Hong Kong to Port Sudan have become a source of conflict with respect to China's future energy security. China is the world's second largest oil consumer and the third largest oil importer. China imports 15% of its oil from West Africa[4], is the largest consumer of Sudanese oil[5], and has signed long term contracts to develop Iranian oil fields[6].
With a wave of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia[7] in late 2008, the ongoing war in Darfur and the continued oppression by the Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe[8], Chinese foreign policy has now shifted toward a more direct approach to dealing with such hostilities.
Anyone who thinks British Imperialism is a bad thing, note that nature abhors a vacuum, and Soviet & American Imperialism can be usurped by Chinese Imperialism... a truly dangerous global force, and a reason why Trident is still relevant.
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