Title Page
Contents
Acronyms 8
ABSTRACT IN KOREAN 10
ABSTRACT 12
I. Introduction 14
1. Background 14
2. Research Question 15
3. Literature Review 16
II. Energy Security in the Chinese Security Spectrum 20
1. Theoretical Approach to Geopolitics 20
1.1. Traditional Geopolitics 20
1.2. Modern Geopolitics 22
2. Concept of Energy Security 24
3. Importance of Energy Security in the Chinese Security Spectrum 28
4. Framework of Analysis 30
4.1. Data Collection & Selection Criteria 30
4.2. Influential Factors of Supply Stability 31
III. Current State of Chinese Energy Demand & Supply 34
1. Chinese Energy Mix & Oil 34
2. Importance of Oil as Primary Energy Source 38
3. Growing Dependency on Overseas Oil 40
3.1. Growing Gap between Demand & Supply 40
3.2. Growing Dependency on Overseas Oil 43
IV. Assessment of Current Oil Supply Structure 46
1. Structure of Regional Distribution 46
1.1. Middle East (Persian Gulf) 46
1.2. Central Asia / Russia 48
1.3. Africa Region 51
2. Vulnerability of Current Oil Supply Structure 53
2.1. Highly Growing Import Dependency on Oversea Supply 53
2.2. Geographically Unbalanced Import Structure 54
2.3. Risks from Unstable Transportation Route 56
V. China's Strategy for Energy Security 58
1. Short-Term Strategy in Domestic and Oversea Sector 58
2. Long-Term Prospect: One Belt One Road Initiative & Energy Security 61
VI. Conclusion 64
VII. References 66
Table 1. Influential Factors Affecting Stability of China's Oil Supply 31
Table 2. Chinese Primary Energy Consumption 34
Table 3. Chinese Primary Energy Structure (1993~2015) 37
Table 4. Chinese Oil Consumption Ratio in Primary Energy (2014~2015) 38
Table 5. China Cruise Oil Imports by Source (2014) 44
Figure 1. China's Primary Energy Consumption since 1978 35
Figure 2. Chinese Energy Mix since 1993 36
Figure 3. China's Oil Demand & Supply (1965-2015) 41
Figure 4. China's Oil Import by region (2014) 45
Figure 5. Top Ten annual net oil Imports (2015) 54