Monday, January 10, 2011

China and India's Growing Energy Rivalry


Competition for oil and gas resources will be the most likely cause of serious tension between the two Asian giants in the years ahead, say columnists John Lee and Charles Cull

According to China's Foreign Ministry, there is nothing off the table for Premier Wen Jiabao on his three-day visit to India, which began on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Premier Wen's dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address obstacles blocking a future China-India free-trade agreement in addition to the simmering dispute over the 90,000-square-kilometer territory of Arunachal Pradesh, which is currently under Indian control and claimed by China. These are important issues hindering better relations between the world's two most populous countries.

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