Windfall by Meghan L. O'Sullivan

Author:Meghan L. O'Sullivan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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The rise of China and its consequences for the international system will shape the world in coming decades, or even centuries, more than any other global political development. Policymakers in Washington, Beijing, and everywhere in between are cognizant of certain factors influencing China’s trajectory, such as rising nationalism, weakening economic growth, and growing military capabilities. Energy is an equally important factor. Policymakers need to appreciate the many ways in which energy—and the new energy abundance—shape China’s possibilities and challenges. In considering the impact of this new energy landscape on China, U.S. and other policymakers would do well to consider the many ways in which seemingly disparate issues are connected by energy. They will find more opportunity than peril in trying to understand China through the prism of energy.

The benefits of viewing Chinese interests and actions through an energy lens, however, extend beyond simply gaining a better understanding of Chinese motives and strategies. It will also open new avenues for Washington to reimagine its relationship with Beijing, to craft approaches that capitalize on common interests, and to offer new possibilities of establishing channels of trust and cooperation in an otherwise tense relationship.

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