China's Energy Investments

This map is a visual representation of China’s international oil investments.

Evaluation:

1. Control Resources 4
2. Protect Resources 3
3. Secure Transportation 1

Conclusion:

This post show China’s willingness to control resources throughout the world buy investing sporadically around the globe and is a good representation of their desires, but their wiliness to invest around the globe is the reason for the high score. It seems to me that the separation of their investments will make it difficult to protect due to the distance from their sphere of influence, and without a strong naval force to secure these investment it seems their security is at risk. The majority of the reserves lay outside the territorial waters of China, which leads them vulnerable to foreign powers which is why they scored so low on the third assumption.