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John SEAMAN
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SEAMAN

Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

Research Areas:

  • Europe-China relations
  • U.S.-China relations
  • China's energy transition
  • Geoeconomics and economic security
  • Critical raw materials (esp. Rare Earth Elements)
  • Technical standardization
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John Seaman is a Research Fellow in Ifri’s Center for Asian Studies, which he joined in 2009. He holds a Master in International Affairs from Sciences Po, Paris, a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics from Seattle University, studied as a NSEP David L. Boren Scholar at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies (2002-03), and worked at the U.S. Mission to NATO (2004-2005). He coordinates Ifri’s participation in a number of European research networks on China, including as a co-founder and coordinator the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) and a core participant in the Digital Power China (DPC) and ReConnect China (Horizon Europe) consortiums. From 2013 to 2018 he was a non-resident International Research Fellow and twice a Visiting Fellow with the Energy and Environment Program of the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) in Tokyo.

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Rare Earths and Clean Energy: Analyzing China's Upper Hand

14 September 2010

An ominous resource crunch in the so-called “rare earth elements” is now threatening the development of a number of key industries from energy to defense to consumer electronics. As key components in the latest generation of technologies, including specialized magnets for windmills and hybrid cars, lasers for range finders and “smart” munitions, and phosphors for LCD screens, demand for these rare metals is expected to grow rapidly in the years to come.

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Energy Security, Transnational Pipelines and China's Role in Asia

19 April 2010

In recent decades, China's transformation from a regional energy supplier to one of the world's largest net energy importers, in particular with regards to oil and gas, has led to an increasing sense of energy insecurity in Chinese policy circles. Guaranteeing adequate supplies of energy to fuel economic growth is a central element in Beijing's efforts to maintain legitimacy in the face of economic reform and transformation. To combat energy insecurity a number of initiatives are being undertaken to diversify energy inputs, suppliers, and the means of their transport.

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