TY - BOOK AU - HEMPSON-JONES Justin TI - China's dangerous energy nexus PY - 2006/// KW - CHINA KW - ENERGY NEEDS KW - ENERGY SECURITY N2 - China's need to secure increasing amounts of imported energy is leading to it investing heavily in what the rest of the world perceives as "pariah states". This in turn requires China to protect its investments with military presences e.g. in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, and thus risk running into conflict over energy with the USA ER -