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Asia’s energy, Asia’s security / Sanjaya Baru, Project Syndicate, 16/01/2012http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/baru2/EnglishAs Asia’s rising powers seek to sustain growth and ensure stability, energy security has moved to the forefront of Asian geopolitics. The recent visit by China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar was as much about ensuring energy security for China as it was about China playing a role in maintaining political stability in the Middle East...