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Abstract:China is now the world's second largest oil consuming nation. China's external quest for oil has thus generated much attention and is believed by many to destabilize the world order. The article attempts to provide an overview of China's external initiatives for satisfying domestic oil demands and examine the implications of

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This article, focusing on the “revive the northeast” programme, examines four questions: why was the northeast region selected as yet another macro-site for Beijing-endorsed scheme of regional development; how does it differ from the “develop the west” scheme; what does the “revive the northeast” scheme entail in concrete policy terms; and how can we assess the impact of this scheme on the region's economic development? While it offers a relatively positive assessment of the programme's impact in facilitating a faster growth during 2004–06, future challenges are also noted for a sustainable development of the northeast region as a whole.