RT Article T1 The Belt and Road Initiatives and China’s International Energy Cooperation: Progress, Mechanisms, and Recommendations JF Cultural and religious studies VO 5 IS 2 SP 85 OP 94 A1 Xu-ming, Qian LA English PB David Publishing Company YR 2017 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/184252464X AB China’s international energy cooperation and energy security are important parts of The Belt and Road initiatives. China and the countries along the Belt and Road continue to promote cooperation, actively use the existing bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanisms to promote the regional and inter-regional energy cooperation. Countries along the Belt and Road are rich in oil and gas resources; their demand on the diversification of export meet with the diversification demand on imports of consumption countries; and their oil refining and chemical technology as well as construction capacity is weak, which provides a lot of new opportunities in cooperation for Chinese enterprises. However, the energy cooperation of Chinese enterprises are also facing some challenges in the complex environment of energy cooperation, the interference of big powers, non-traditional security threats, and energy policy factors. Finally, the paper puts forward the strategic thinking of China’s international energy cooperation under the new situation. K1 China’s international energy cooperation K1 The Belt and Road initiatives K1 energy cooperation mechanism K1 energy strategic channels DO 10.17265/2328-2177/2017.02.003