THE ANALYSIS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY POLICY IN KAZAKHSTAN (2013-2017)

Abstract

China has become the largest energy importer since lost its self-sufficiency ability to provide energy supply from domestic production in 1993. Oil and natural gas as the two largest energy consumed by China (after coal) still hold a substantial portion that keep on increasing for China's industries, transportation, electricity, household consumption. China's growing needs of oil and natural gas in balancing the growing economy forces China to cooperate with worldwide importing states, such as Middle East, South East Asia, Africa and Central Asia states. However, the Malacca Strait as 80% of China's energy shipping routes has no longer safe for China main energy route in the fear of maritime blockade of rival powers and South China Sea disputes that cold paralyze China's economy, energy needs and national interest. Kazakhstan has given the opportunities to be the new strategic China's energy shipping route an China's energy importer resource. This research aims to analyse the implementation of China's energy policy within China's energy policy 2012, economic, and military security, foreign policy and defence policy in state level, also supported by the concept of BRI and good neighbourhood relationship, the research managed to find out an active and aggresive China's energy security policy towards Kazakhstan that save multi-faces intentions for not only securing energy supply, but also expanding China's reach ro Europe and Russia and Strenghening China's economy, political and national power in international sphere.