Changes in the Energy of the World and North-East Asia

The article discusses the changes that took place at the beginning of the new 21st century in the energy of the world and North-East Asia (NEA). The main question is how the countries of NEA realize the strategies to increase energy independence in their energy politics? NEA with a population of more than 1.5 billion people and occupying the territory of 11.8 million sq. km is one of the most dynamically developing macro-regions of the world. All countries of NEA exist under conditions of constant shortage of energy resources, constant dependence on the state of the world energy sources. Ensure energy safety is among the top priorities of foreign and domestic politics of NEA countries in which the state plays a significant role in solving the problems of the strategy of energy independence increasing. At present it is discussed the main reason of China’s active growth after the start of the reforms policy and openness - the borrowing of technologies at minimum expense to achieve rapid technological advance. The analysis of the energy budget structure of the Northeast Asian countries showed that at the level of 2013-2014 China consumed 63,7% of oil, 54,0% of gas and 90% of coal of the total consumption of NEA countries: China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Mongolia all together. China produces 95.8% of the total production of fuel and energy resources in the macroregion. China’s own oil and gas production is growing but demand is growing faster.