"Oil for the Lamps of China" - Beijing's 21st-Century Search for Energy

Abstract

In l933, Alice Tisdale Hobart wife of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey manager in Nanking, published Oil for the Lamps of China. Hobart had traveled widely in China and proved to be a very observant imperialist. Her fictional account of her experiences, not surprisingly focused on the role played by Western businessmen, especially those engaged in importing and selling petroleum products. One thread that runs through her work is Chinese dependence on foreign sources of energy supplies, which remains the case today. This dependence on foreign-controlled sources means that Beijing's efforts to ensure the availability of energy resources adequate to fuel the nation's economic growth have important national security implications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA421818

Entities

People

  • Bernard D. Cole

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electrical Grids
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Foreign Relations
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Petroleum
  • Political Systems
  • Solar Energy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Wind Energy

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design