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The China Syndrome
Monday 11 September 2006 9:00-9:30 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Monday 11 September 2006 21:30-22:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Oil has meant mastery throughout the 20th Century. It is the world's biggest and most pervasive business, and 'the' strategic commodity on the world stage.
Tom Mangold looks at the new demand for oil and the impact of emerging economies such as China and India upon the industry and world politics. Will the West come into conflict with these new consumers, and will power increasingly fall into the hands of less democratic regimes?
