Carnegie Endowment Events

China is becoming an increasingly engaged actor globally. Beijing’s concerns about energy security has led it to search for less risky sources of oil than places like Sudan, leading it to investigate Russian and Venezuelan energy exports. It has also been building pipelines in places like Myanmar and Russia, boosting interdependency while exposing itself to energy risks. Meanwhile, Beijing works to reform energy governance, seeking to quickly acquire technological expertise and managerial experience to hydraulically fracture shale and produce a shale revolution of its own. Bo Kong, Andrew Weiss, and Matt Ferchen explored China’s methods for, and implications of, collaborations with various countries around the world.