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While I was calmly and calmly putting forward my thoughts and opinions on the work for the new year at the County Party Committee Standing Committee, Huang Wenhan was attending the most important meeting after he was officially transferred to the State Economic and Trade Commission, the National Energy Vision Plan and its feasibility Feasibility study report and recommendations for sustainable development.

Although not too many people attended, almost all of them were heavyweights, including Hong Xuyi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Executive Vice Premier, Tian Lishan, Vice Premier in charge of industry, Xie Zheren, director of the State Planning Commission, Qin Zedong, director of the State Economic and Trade Commission, and Liu Futao, President of the Development Bank, Qing Uedian, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office of the State Council, and two researchers also invited two experts and scholars from Tianchao Renmin University and the Academy of Social Sciences.

For today's meeting, Huang Wenhan had to rush back to the capital three days in advance, and then re-divided the topic with the think tank members who were working on this topic, and then divided the topic into several parts, the domestic energy production situation and Vision, international energy situation and prospects, the crisis faced by China Energy, China Energy development strategy, and the strategic transformation of China Energy - the political and economic pressure faced by the going global and diversification strategies are important topics that need to be elaborated on.

In fact, the energy issues studied this time mainly focused on oil and natural gas. Coal and electricity, as well as nuclear energy and solar energy development strategies were not included in the consideration. In a word, the research was aimed at energy points that are currently in short supply in the country and cannot be self-sufficient. Discuss and find a construction and development path suitable for my country's non-renewable energy sources, especially oil and natural gas guarantee channels and mechanisms.

Huang Wenhan knew that this was also an inspection of his ability by the senior management, and it was also a rare opportunity to showcase himself.

"To sum up, my country's energy supply, especially crude oil, will enter an era of considerable shortage at the beginning of the 21st century. Domestic crude oil production is expected to only meet about 40% of my country's rapidly developing economy, or even Maybe 30%, but my country's current crude oil mainly comes from the Middle East, and most of the oil resources in the Middle East are controlled by European and American multinational oil giants and Arab countries influenced by the United States.

Anti-American sentiment in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Iran continues to rise, which has led to an increase in the possibility of war in the Middle East. In addition, my country's crude oil transportation channel has to pass through the highly risky Malacca Strait. Various factors have constituted a considerable impact on my country's energy strategy. Threats, and our country has not established a crude oil strategic reserve mechanism so far, so once inexhaustible external factors occur, our country's energy, especially crude oil supply, will have a catastrophic impact. "

“The current political situation in Central Asia is relatively stable, but the economy is in trouble. Russia’s own economy is in a quagmire, leaving them no time to take care of their former Central Asian partners. The Caspian Sea region, led by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, Countries pursuing energy-based development have begun to get rid of Russian control and gradually turn to the West.

The United States, in particular, has begun to turn its attention to Central Asia. However, in view of Russia's high vigilance, the penetration of the United States in Central Asia is still not obvious. For our country, which has good relations and borders with Central Asian countries, , this is an excellent opportunity to penetrate our country's influence into Central Asia and even the Caspian Sea region. "

"Our country's relations with Central Asian countries are currently in a critical period. The Central Asian countries have fallen into decline after losing the protection and economic support of the former Soviet Union, and their living standards have dropped greatly. However, our country's current economic development is rapid, and it is In..."

“In view of this situation, we feel that our country can quickly and closely connect with Central Asian countries through various means such as strengthening political and diplomatic ties, corporate investment, preferential loans, building oil and gas pipelines and railways, and establishing strategic cooperation between our country and Central Asian countries. Partnership, in particular, can increase government and private investment in the five Central Asian countries and strengthen the construction of oil and gas pipelines, railway transportation, and highway transportation. This plan can be combined with the plan we proposed earlier to develop the energy industry in western my country. "

Huang Wenhan gave a very detailed introduction, and also brilliantly explained his and his views. China’s energy (oil and natural gas) strategy must be appropriately adjusted, and the supply method must be transformed from a supply method that relies entirely on a combination of domestic production and imports. Strategy to get out.

Taking advantage of the current economic downturn in Russia and Central Asian countries, while Europe and the United States still have doubts about the political situation in Central Asia, they are actively investing in Central Asia, especially in the energy field, and actively building the Central Asian-Chinese economy. corridors and energy channels to ensure that Central Asia becomes my country’s stable energy supply region in the next century.

During this period, Huang Wenhan also introduced his views on the energy strategies of the United States, Japan, and Europe, pointing out that if China does not seize the current favorable opportunity, once the Russian economy recovers, Europe, the United States, Japan, and other countries will shift their attention to China. Asia, then Central Asia will definitely become a hunting ground for all countries, and with the current strength of China, it can only take a preemptive strategy to gain the upper hand.

Huang Wenhan's eloquent explanation made everyone present feel refreshed.

In fact, this is not a particularly novel view. There are many people who hold this view in the diplomatic community, especially after Russia's decline has become a foregone conclusion and energy development in Central Asia and the countries along the Caspian Sea has been put on the agenda. The domestic diplomatic community There are strong calls for countries to strengthen political and economic relations with Central Asia.

In particular, countries such as Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, which have always had close relations with China, have also shown considerable goodwill. In this case, it is particularly urgent if the willingness to close relations between the two sides is quickly transformed into practical actions.

Huang Wenhan described the penetration of the United States, Europe and Japan into Central Asia, as well as Russia's still unwillingness to let go of its mentality and intentions, in a very objective and true manner. In addition, he also expressed concerns about the pressure that the domestic economic growth rate continues to increase, which may put pressure on energy demand. The combination has indeed made the originally scattered views become much more systematic.

Director Xie Zheren of the State Planning Commission also introduced the direction and planning of the national energy strategic investment. Huang Wenhan also agreed with Huang Wenhan's request to establish a strategic oil reserve mechanism. Especially when oil prices are relatively low now, it is time to establish a petroleum strategy. The best time to make reserves, and this will also be a very costly and major decision to promote economic development, and it also requires comprehensive evaluation and consideration by the country.

Qin Zedong, Director of the State Economic and Trade Commission, focused on the plans and ideas to restructure Tianchao Energy’s state-owned enterprises and implement the going-out strategy. The current going-out focus is placed on the three regions of Central Asia, Russia, Africa, and Southeast Asia, and Central Asia is given priority. The three countries of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have proposed a strategic concept that combines the development of the energy economy in the northwest region with the strategy of opening up the Eurasian continental bridge.

Liu Futao, President of the China Development Bank, is also an active supporter of encouraging Chinese state-owned enterprises to go global and seek strategic space. He said that the country should provide strong policy and financial support for large state-owned enterprises to go global. One aspect of national diplomacy is to actively expand The country's economic influence abroad, and the growth and development of state-owned enterprises abroad is the best strategy.

The meeting lasted until 12 noon. Several scholars and experts also put forward practical opinions on the subdivision. Both Vice Premier Tian and Vice Premier Hong put forward requirements and suggestions on the energy strategic adjustment concept and requested that it be established as soon as possible. A national energy strategic planning office, led by the State Economic and Trade Commission, with the participation of the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the China Development Bank, the China Export-Import Bank and other departments, quickly came up with the short-term and long-term concepts of the national energy strategy, and compiled the short-term and long-term national energy strategies. Strategic development planning determines the strategic principles for going global and ensuring stable energy supply.

In the afternoon, Huang Wenhan received a call from Deputy Prime Minister Hong’s office that Deputy Prime Minister Hong wanted to see him. This made Huang Wenhan a little excited. This was the first time that an important national leader met alone. Although it was purely for work needs, this It can also be called a milestone anniversary in his career.

Throughout the afternoon, Huang Wenhan and Vice Premier Hong discussed the methods China would take to develop economic and trade relations with the five Central Asian countries, the impact on Russia and the United States, especially the impact on relations with Russia. Discuss.

After all, Russia has gradually woken up from its initial fanaticism towards the West. The various difficulties and demands of the United States and Western Europe have made the Russians aware of the ulterior motives of the United States and Europe. The prosperous economy of China has made the Russians very interested, and China also needs Russia's military cooperation and support. How to develop economic and trade, especially energy cooperation with Central Asian countries without affecting its relations with Russia has become an important factor that requires balanced consideration.

After coming out of the Vice Prime Minister's Office, Huang Wenhan could hardly suppress his inner excitement. He could feel that the Vice Prime Minister was very interested in his views, and he also expressed affirmation of some of his suggestions and opinions.

At the same time, he was encouraged to come up with a systematic plan as soon as possible in conjunction with the establishment of the National Energy Strategic Planning Office as the basis for the national energy strategy and policy concepts...