Sino-Japanese Energy security and regional stability: The case of the East China Sea gas exploration

East Asia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-78

  Liao, Janet Xuanli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaoyu Senkaku Islands dispute; East China sea gas exploration; EEZ delimitation; Energy security; Sino Japanese relations

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SUPPLY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MARITIME BOUNDARY; POWER RELATIONS; REGIONAL SECURITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; PACIFIC OCEAN; RYUKYU ISLANDS; SENKAKU ISLANDS;

EID: 50649104345     PISSN: 10966838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12140-007-9035-7     Document Type: Article

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