Between 1949 and 1979 China was officially self sufficient and under allied trade embargo, this text examines the complicated history of how economic relations between China and the West/Japan developed during that period.
Between 1949 and 1979 China was officially self sufficient and under allied trade embargo, this text examines the complicated history of how economic relations between China and the West/Japan developed during that period.
Between 1949 and 1979 China was officially self sufficient and under allied trade embargo, this text examines the complicated history of how economic relations between China and the West/Japan developed during that period.
Between 1949 and 1979 China was officially self sufficient and under allied trade embargo, this text examines the complicated history of how economic relations between China and the West/Japan developed during that period.
Investigating the role of petroleum in East Asia from 1880 to 2008, this book uniquely considers the industry from a multinational international perspective. Covering issues of security, conflict, development and environment, this book outlines and examines key areas, such as: the origins of the international petroleum industry in East Asia during the late nineteenth century the increasing demand for petroleum in the first decades of the twentieth century the role of petroleum in major international crises the Western and Japanese post-war plans for rebuilding the oil industries of East Asian countries important post-war episodes including China's development of its petroleum sector with technical and financial assistance from the Western powers, the increasingly lucrative Indonesian petroleum industry and Jakarta's decision to invade oil-rich East Timor in 1975 the evolution of East Asia's petroleum industry as the Cold War ended and the world began to adopt free trade more fully East Asia's role in resolving both the growing international energy and environmental pollution problems in the age of globalization. This is an important resource for understanding contemporary energy markets and the political and economic affairs of the region today.
This volume presents a comprehensive perspective on the global scientific, technological, and societal impact of nanotechnology since 2000, and explores the opportunities and research directions in the next decade to 2020. The vision for the future of nanotechnology presented here draws on scientific insights from U.S. experts in the field, examinations of lessons learned, and international perspectives shared by participants from 35 countries in a series of high-level workshops organized by Mike Roco of the National Science Foundation (NSF), along with a team of American co-hosts that includes Chad Mirkin, Mark Hersam, Evelyn Hu, and several other eminent U.S. scientists. The study performed in support of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) aims to redefine the R&D goals for nanoscale science and engineering integration and to establish nanotechnology as a general-purpose technology in the next decade. It intends to provide decision makers in academia, industry, and government with a nanotechnology community perspective of productive and responsible paths forward for nanotechnology R&D.
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