Energy Security Dimension of China–Saudi Arabia Relations

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 561 - 591, 31.07.2025

Figen Aydın

https://doi.org/10.30626/tesamakademi.1519748

Abstract

The implementation of various economic policies and the development of industry have increased China's energy demand over the years. The interruption of energy imports from the Middle East due to regional and global conflicts and wars and the connection China has established between energy and the regime have necessitated the development of policies on energy security. China, one of the world's largest energy importers, has become Saudi Arabia's largest energy exporter today. The study examines China's energy policies with Saudi Arabia, which it sees as a priority in energy security, in a regional context. The relations between the two countries are mutually examined by focusing on the concept of energy security. China's expanding political influence in the Middle East with its partnership with Saudi Arabia is evaluated. Future scenarios are established regarding the power struggle between China and the USA, the largest stakeholder in the Middle East. As a result, it is revealed that China ensures its energy security with Saudi Arabia and is in a race for influence with the US in the Middle East.

Keywords

China , Saudi Arabia , Energy Security , Middle East , USA

Çin - Suudi Arabistan İlişkilerinin Enerji Güvenliği Boyutu

Abstract

Muhtelif ekonomi politikalarının hayata geçirilmesi ve sanayinin gelişmesi Çin’in enerji talebini yıllar içerisinde artırmıştır. Orta Doğu’dan yapılan enerji ithalatının bölgesel-küresel çatışma ve savaşlar nedeniyle kesintiye uğraması ve Çin’in enerji ile rejim arasında kurduğu bağ, enerji güvenliği üzerine politikalar üretilmesini gerektirmiştir. Enerji güvenliği politikaları zamanla, Çin’in nüfuzunu ve bölgesel işbirliklerini artırmıştır. Çin artan enerji alımları ile dünyanın en büyük enerji ithalatçısı olmuştur. Suudi Arabistan ise enerji kaynakları ile dünyanın en büyük enerji üreticilerinden biri kabul edilmiştir. Çalışmada Çin’in enerji güvenliğinde öncelik olarak gördüğü Suudi Arabistan ile olan enerji politikaları bölgesel bağlamda incelenmektedir. Enerji güvenliği kavramını odağa alarak iki ülke arası ilişkiler aktarılmaktadır. Böylece Çin’in enerji merkezli ekonomi-politiği Suudi Arabistan özelinde detaylandırılmaktadır. Ayrıca Çin’in Suudi Arabistan ortaklığı ile Orta Doğu’da genişleyen siyasi-ekonomik nüfuzu değerlendirilmektedir. Orta Doğu’nun en büyük paydaşı ABD ile Çin’in nüfuz çekişmesine dair gelecek senaryoları kurulmaktadır. Neticede Çin’in enerji güvenliğini Suudi Arabistan ile sağladığı ve Orta Doğu’da ABD ile bir nüfuz politikası yarışında olduğu ortaya konmaktadır.

Keywords

Çin , Suudi Arabistan , Enerji Güvenliği , Orta Doğu , ABD

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