Sino-American energy cooperation

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 16, Issue 52, 2007, Pages 461-476

  Dreyer, June Teufel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOVEREIGNTY; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547605446     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560701314263     Document Type: Article

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