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China vs The US The Battle For Oil.

China's sky-rocketing growth and shortage of sufficient resources is forcing China to set its sights outside its borders in a frantic search for oil, but the major oil-producing countries are kept off-limits by the United States, forcing China to do business with the rogue states, African dictatorships, Iran and former Russian states - to get the oil they desperately need. Featuring field encounters, archival footage, news reports and maps to outline the latest threat in world geopolitics.

The figures speak for themselves today China is the second largest consumer of oil just behind the United States and with an average annual growth of around 8% , China's energy needs are increasing substantially , China has to import half of its oil needs in three years time the figure will be two thirds , without that oil China economy will go to the ground , China must find and supply new sources of oil all in an increasingly unstable world ..in this crusade for the black gold China finds itself toe to toe with the largest consumer of crude oil the United States of America