China–Myanmar Energy Cooperation and Its Regional Implications

Bibliographic Data

ID8104129
AuthorsZhao Hong (0000-0001-5088-3022, National University of Singapore, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume30
Issue4
Pages89-109
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1868-1034 • E-ISSN: 1868-4882
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/186810341103000404
OpenAlexW1534678947
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

Although Myanmar is among the world's oldest oil-producing countries, Chinese oil and gas companies did not start their oil and gas exploration projects there until recently. The most recent and significant China–Myanmar energy cooperation project is the oil and gas pipelines which got started in 2009. This paper will discuss the reasons and driving forces for this pipeline project and its broader objectives, and testify whether pipelines can deepen regional economic integration and strengthen bilateral relations. This paper concludes by saying that China might use the China-Myanmar pipeline construction as an opportunity to play a more constructive role in Myanmar's domestic reforms, thus improving its image in Southeast Asia and strengthening its relations with Myanmar

Business · China · Constructive · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Fossil fuel · Geography · International trade · Pipeline (software · Pipeline transport · Political science · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Engineering

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