Full Title: Avoiding an Energy War With China
Author(s): James Reilly
Publisher(s): American Friends Service Committee
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Description (excerpt):
Would the United States and China really go to war over oil? It is an unlikely, but terrifying, possibility. As Chinese state-owned companies scour the globe in search of oil and gas to fuel China’s rapid economic growth, criticism of China for cozying up to dictators in exchange for access to oil, driving up domestic gas prices, and worsening global warming has grown more strident. According to some hardliners in Washington, the U.S. should begin to prepare for future energy conflict with China by strengthening alliances with key oil producers while denying China access to strategic oil supplies.