An Introduction to Energy Diplomacy: China’s Perspective

This book discusses the basic and cutting-edge theories in the area of energy diplomacy in the global context, focusing on topics such as international dialogues on energy, government-directed partnerships, international energy games, the activities of international agencies, and public energy diplomacy. It also analyzes in detail the relationship between global energy diplomacy and international energy, while at the same time identifying the major problems of China’s energy diplomacy to provide a framework for the country’s energy diplomacy strategy-an essential component of China’s overall diplomatic strategy.

Haiyun Wang, major general, graduated from Shandong University, Beijing Foreign Languages Institute, National Defense University. He is currently Senior Adviser to the China Society for International Strategic Studies, Senior Adviser to the National Research Center of the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and Vice President of the Sino-Russian Relations History Research Association.

Qinhua Xu is Director of Center for International Energy and Environment Strategy Studies (CIEESS), Professor of School of International Studies, Doctoral Supervisor, Deputy Dean of National Academy of Development and Strategy, and Director of the Center for Belt and Road Studies, Renmin University of China.