WU Fengshi is an Associate Professor in the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.ZHANG Hongzhou is an Associate Research Fellow in the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction: a rising China and the future of world resourcesPart I. Domestic Origins of China’s ‘Go Out’ Policies2. China’s food security strategy reform: an emerging global agricultural policy 3. Debating energy security in China: ideas and policy options4. China and shared water resources: geopolitics, domestic institutions and global GovernancePart II. Global Implications of China’s Resource Quest 5. Rethinking security and space in Upper Mekong transboundary water projects6. Food in Sino-U.S. relations: from blessing to curse? 7. China’s energy interests in Central Asia and Russia: symbiotic distrust and striking a balance between cooperation and confrontation8. China’s energy quest in Southeast Asia: ‘Mercantilist Rise’ debated9. Sowing more than soybeans?: Latin America and the Caribbean’s changing relations with China in agriculture and food production10. Conclusion: findings and notes for policy advocates

WU Fengshi is an Associate Professor in the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.ZHANG Hongzhou is an Associate Research Fellow in the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction: a rising China and the future of world resourcesPart I. Domestic Origins of China’s ‘Go Out’ Policies2. China’s food security strategy reform: an emerging global agricultural policy 3. Debating energy security in China: ideas and policy options4. China and shared water resources: geopolitics, domestic institutions and global GovernancePart II. Global Implications of China’s Resource Quest 5. Rethinking security and space in Upper Mekong transboundary water projects6. Food in Sino-U.S. relations: from blessing to curse? 7. China’s energy interests in Central Asia and Russia: symbiotic distrust and striking a balance between cooperation and confrontation8. China’s energy quest in Southeast Asia: ‘Mercantilist Rise’ debated9. Sowing more than soybeans?: Latin America and the Caribbean’s changing relations with China in agriculture and food production10. Conclusion: findings and notes for policy advocates

WU Fengshi is an Associate Professor in the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.ZHANG Hongzhou is an Associate Research Fellow in the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction: a rising China and the future of world resourcesPart I. Domestic Origins of China’s ‘Go Out’ Policies2. China’s food security strategy reform: an emerging global agricultural policy 3. Debating energy security in China: ideas and policy options4. China and shared water resources: geopolitics, domestic institutions and global GovernancePart II. Global Implications of China’s Resource Quest 5. Rethinking security and space in Upper Mekong transboundary water projects6. Food in Sino-U.S. relations: from blessing to curse? 7. China’s energy interests in Central Asia and Russia: symbiotic distrust and striking a balance between cooperation and confrontation8. China’s energy quest in Southeast Asia: ‘Mercantilist Rise’ debated9. Sowing more than soybeans?: Latin America and the Caribbean’s changing relations with China in agriculture and food production10. Conclusion: findings and notes for policy advocates