China's Strategy to Secure Natural Resources: Risks, Dangers, and Opportunities

by Theodore H. Moran

The rapid emergence of China as a major industrial power poses a complex challenge for global resource markets. Backed by the Chinese government, Chinese companies have been acquiring equity stakes in natural resource companies, extending loans to mining and petroleum investors, and writing long-term procurement contracts for oil and minerals. These activities have aroused concern that China might be "locking up" natural resource supplies, gaining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881325120
• ISBN13: 9780881325126
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher