2. China’s Energy Demand
• Highest birth rate.
• Second Largest consumer of oil.
• Energy needs increasing day by day.
• Lacks its own source of oil.
• Conflicts with world’s greatest consumer of oil.
3. Initialization of crisis
• Started making International alliances all over the world.
• Made tie ups, especially Africa.
• Started tempting African Leaders.
• Acquired Chad.
• Captured Venezuela.
4. The Secret War Between China and the US
for Africa's Oil Riches
• First Largest consumer of oil. • Second largest consumer of oil.
• Uses 7 million barrels per day. • Uses 3.5 million barrels per
day.
• Us depended on Africa for oil.
• California supplied oil to US. • China also started importing
oil from Africa.
• Started acquiring California.
Battle started in 2005
5. The Great Game
• Tehran
Persian Gulf.
• Provoked massive US response.
War between Iran and USA
• Taiwan – USA.
• China
Taiwan.
• Venezuela+ China
Gulf of Mexico.
• USA – London.
• London
Venezuela and China.
• India – USA.
6. USA and Saudi Relations
• Saudi royal family and George Bush senior.
• China’s strategic oil reserve.
• China’s desire to become an economic superpower.