Open AccessChina’s quest for oil: Brazil-China relations in the oil sector (2000-2018)
Author(s) -
Rafael Almeida Ferreira Abrão
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
conjuntura internacional
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1809-6182
DOI - 10.5752/p.1809-6182.2021v18n1p16-27
Subject(s) - china , energy sector , investment (military) , consumption (sociology) , politics , economy , economics , oil consumption , international trade , political science , economic system , engineering , sociology , social science , automotive engineering , law
The aim of this article is to examine the increasing relations between Brazil and China in the oil and gas sector. In a political and economic approach, the objective is to understand the development of relations between the two countries amid the rise of China as a major power and as the world's main energy consumption center, by identifying the growth of Chinese influence in the energy sector through trade, investment and finance.