摘要
The past two years have witnessed great fluctuations ininternational oil prices,and diplomatic efforts,both above andunder the table,by major powers around this issue.The currenttension in the war-threatened Iraq has added more uncertainties to thefuture world oil situation.Will the world oil supply and demand change?What impact would this exert on big powers’ oil strategy choices,geopolitics as well as world economy?What should China do in such asituation?To find the answers to these questions,at the invitation of theeditor of the Contemporary International Relations,seven experts fromChina Institute of Contemporary International Relations gathered to have adiscussion in early February this year.Naturally,they have differentviews over many issues.Still,we hope our readers would find theirdiscussion interesting.Following is the list of participants.
The past two years have witnessed great fluctuations in international oil prices,and diplomatic efforts,both above and under the table,by major powers around this issue.The current tension in the war-threatened Iraq has added more uncertainties to the future world oil situation.Will the world oil supply and demand change? What impact would this exert on big powers' oil strategy choices, geopolitics as well as world economy?What should China do in such a situation?To find the answers to these questions,at the invitation of the editor of the Contemporary International Relations,seven experts from China Institute of Contemporary International Relations gathered to have a discussion in early February this year.Naturally,they have different views over many issues.Still,we hope our readers would find their discussion interesting.Following is the list of participants.