| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-21页 |
| 1.1 Research question | 第9-13页 |
| 1.2 Hypothesis | 第13-17页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第17-21页 |
| 2 Preconditions for a military-energy connection | 第21-33页 |
| 2.1 Policy network perspective | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2 Neo-idealist perspective | 第27-33页 |
| 3 The political-structural base of China's military-energy-connection | 第33-49页 |
| 3.1 Structure and components of the Chinese military-industrial complex | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2 Inclusion of fossil energy industries | 第44-49页 |
| 4 Transnational structural parameters of the military-energy connection | 第49-82页 |
| 4.1 Security interdependency of both sectors | 第50-57页 |
| 4.2 Non-interference and the entanglement of hard and soft power | 第57-65页 |
| 4.3 Mercantilism in China's energy security approach | 第65-72页 |
| 4.4 Dissatisfaction with the status quo | 第72-82页 |
| 5 The manifestation of an energy-military connection abroad | 第82-121页 |
| 5.1 Militarization of energy security policy | 第86-92页 |
| 5.2 The String of Pearls | 第92-101页 |
| 5.3 Enhanced power projection capabilities | 第101-121页 |
| 5.3.1 The role of "weak" states | 第105-113页 |
| 5.3.2 Proliferation and arms trade | 第113-121页 |
| 6 Assessment of the connection | 第121-132页 |
| 7 Conclusion:limitations and open questions | 第132-135页 |
| APPENDIX:Statistics and Tables | 第135-142页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第142-154页 |
