China-Gulf Oil Cooperation Under the Belt and Road Initiative

Oil cooperation between China and the Gulf is more than a matter of imports and exports: it involves supply routes, reserves, strategic risk, and the changing terms of international partnership. China-Gulf Oil Cooperation Under the Belt and Road Initiative examines these connected issues, with particular attention to how energy security shapes relations between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Follow the oil supply chain

The chapters move from the petroleum resources and production of countries along the Belt and Road and within the GCC to China–GCC energy cooperation and the security of maritime transportation channels. This supply-chain perspective helps readers see how sourcing, shipping, and reserves contribute to a wider energy-security picture.

Reserves, cooperation, and shared interests

A key question is whether joint oil stockpiling could give Gulf exporters and Northeast Asian importers a new basis for cooperation. The book considers oil-reserve development in China and other major economies, then examines the possibilities and challenges of collaborative stockpiling.

Geopolitics belongs in the discussion

Energy partnerships operate within a shifting political landscape. The volume addresses geopolitical risks in China–GCC cooperation and considers how the Belt and Road framework may shape the region’s energy relationships and future cooperation.

For readers of energy policy and international relations

Edited by Tingting Zhang and Dehua Wang, with a chapter by Tilak Doshi and Sammy Six, this book is suited to readers interested in energy security, China–Gulf relations, petroleum reserves, and international political economy. Its focus on the practical links between oil supply, transport, reserves, and diplomacy makes it relevant to both academic study and professional discussion.