China's International Energy Relations
The Impact of Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables

China's shift to renewable energy is transforming international business, energy diplomacy, and the country's role in global energy governance.

Hao Tan (Author)

9781108844376, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 October 2025

210 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.457 kg

'This is an outstanding and richly layered book that transforms how we understand China's energy transition and its global ripple effects. By tracing the interplay between firms, the state, and the global system, it offers a truly comprehensive framework for understanding China, its international energy relations, and related systemic effects. Through meticulous analysis Tan shows how China's shift from fossil fuels to renewables is reshaping markets, diplomacy, and the global distribution of power - in every sense of the word. An essential read for anyone interested in the future of the energy transition and international order.' Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy; Director of the Green Energy Statecraft Project, UNSW Sydney

This book presents a comprehensive account of China's evolving international energy relations (IER) as the world's largest energy user transitions from fossil fuels to renewables amidst significant geopolitical shifts. It introduces an original analytic framework for IER, focusing on three interconnected dimensions: the international business activities of energy companies at the micro level, state energy diplomacy and energy statecraft at the state level, and the nation's engagements with the global energy governance at the global level. Drawing an extensive range of Chinese and English-languages sources and employing novel perspectives, the book provides a timely analysis on this significant phenomenon. It constructs a compelling narrative on the profound impact of China's domestic energy transition and the changing geopolitical landscape on the country's international energy engagements.

1. China's energy transition and its international energy relations
2. Understanding international energy relations across multiple levels
3. Effects of geopolitical changes on international energy relations
4. Firms as agents of China's international energy relations
5. The state's role in China's evolving international energy relations
6. China's energy transition and global energy governance
7. Conclusion
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Subject Areas: International business [KJK]