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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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Introduction:AssessingtheEmergingTrilateralRelationsbetweenChina theEUandLatinAmerica 97 AlthoughitisakindofNorthSouthtraderelationship Buckarguesin Chapter8thataggregatedEUinvestmentinLatinAmericaexceedsitsstocksin China IndiaorevenJapan andthatitisparticularlystronginnonprimary sectors whichcontributesmoretolocaladdedvalueandjobs.Healsoargues thattheEUwouldbenefitgreatlyfromestablishinganFTAwithMERCOSUR consideringitshugeserviceeconomy.Whilehepointsoutthattheagriculture issueisthekeytotheFTA hethinksthattheproblemiswhethertheworldcan supplyenoughagriculturalproductsratherthanthelevelofsubsidiesinthis sector withrisingglobaldemandforagriculturalproducts.Thepostliberal agenda includingenergy infrastructure migration the environmentand healthcare wouldenjoyhigherpriorityinbilateralcooperation. 3.犈狀犲狉犵狔犛犲犮狌狉犻狋狔犪狀犱犆犾犻犿犪狋犲犆犺犪狀犵犲 InPart3 YuHongyuan Chapter9 andSunHongbo Chapter10 provide Chineseperspectivesonclimatechangeandoilcooperation respectively.Yu HongyuanpointsoutthatChinaisseekingamodelthatwillallowittoresolve theconflictsbetweenenergyconsumptionandenvironmentaldegradationby meansofinternationalcooperation.Chinasmajorapproachesincludedomestic capacitybuilding winwincooperation commonbutdifferentresponsibilities andalowcarboneconomy.HearguesthatChinasactiveattitudetowards climatechangeissueswillhavemanyimplications whileonlybyadoptingareal lowcarboneconomycouldChinaplayaleadingroleinthedevelopingworld. SunHongboarguesthatLatinAmericaisnotyetChinasmainoilsupplier butitcouldbeastrategicalternativeallowingChinatodiversifyitsoilsupplyin thelongrun.ChinasoilstrategytowardsLatinAmericashouldtargetthree objectives:marketentry investmentprotectionandoilimports.WhileChina hasgreatpotentialwithregardtoinvestingintheLatinAmericanoilsector Sun HongboproposesthatChinasinvestmentshouldalsotakeintoaccountthe politicaluncertaintyinsomeLatinAmericancountries localemploymentandthe environmentalsituation. InChapter11 Behrensprovidesacomprehensiveandinsightfulanalysisof theEUsclimatechangeandenergysecuritypolicychoices aswellastheir implicationsforcooperationbetweentheEUandemergingeconomies.Heargues thatclimatechangepolicyinthecontextofambitiousgreenhousegasreduction targetsmaybebeneficialtothesecurityofsupply.Concerningthecontradictory relationshipbetweenrenewableenergyandenergysecurity hesuggeststhat internationalcooperationwillbecrucialinachievingacleanandsecureglobal energysystem.Hepointsoutthatemergingeconomiesarenotonly major