The Sino-Saudi Alliance

Regardless of U.S. efforts to reduce its reliance upon Middle East oil, China’s growing dependence on the region to meet its growing energy needs will continue to be a national security concern for the U.S. Beijing has concluded, as most other developing nations have during the past century, that unobstructed access to energy is an essential component of a country’s ability to project power and influence globally. This, along with Beijing’s ongoing military modernization and virtually unrestricted economic growth, sets the stage for a potential conflict with the U.S.

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