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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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47 犆犺犪狆狋犲狉10 犗犻犾犆狅狅狆犲狉犪狋犻狅狀犫犲狋狑犲犲狀犆犺犻狀犪犪狀犱犔犪狋犻狀犃犿犲狉犻犮犪 /&,*+,-0+ 1.犐狀狋狉狅犱狌犮狋犻狅狀 Inrecentyears energycooperationbetweenChinaandLatinAmericahas becomeahotlydebatedtopicinresearchonSinoLatinAmericanrelations.With ChinasentryintoLatin America thereareconcernsaboutwhetheritwill challengetheexistingenergyorderinthe Westernhemisphere.Thedominant thinkingonthisissuecanbeclassifiedintermsofthreegroups.Thefirst which isbasedonthelogicofazerosumgame arguesthatChinawillthreatenUS energysecuritygeopolitically:themoreoilChinaimportsfromLatinAmerica thelessoiltheUSwillget.ThesecondgroupofscholarsdescribesChinaasa newcolonialisthungeringforoilandotherstrategicnaturalresources.Finally somescholarsholdthatChinasparticipationinLatinAmericaislimited whilea numberofcountrieswithabundantenergyresourcesregardChinasentryasa positivedevelopmentwhichwillenablethemtodiversifytheirexternalenergy cooperation. Mostoftheexistingliteraturedoesnotanalysethisissueeitherobjectively orcomprehensivelyinaccordance withthefacts remainingsatisfied with politicisedexplanationsofChinasinvolvementinthe Westernhemisphere. Somescholarshaveadoptedarealistanalyticalframework takingonlyUSoil interestsintoconsideration.Infact ChinacanplayaconstructiveroleinLatin Americaforbothsideswithaviewtoachievingsustainabledevelopmentinthe energysector.Inordertobetterunderstandthis weshalltrytoanswerthe followingquestions.First how shouldChinasroleandstrategyin Latin Americanenergy marketsbedescribed Second whatpotentialdothetwo sideshavetodrawontodeepentheircooperation Third whatchallengeswill theyhavetoface