The strategic mineral resources reserve and national security - crown - know

在世界经济中，95%以上的能源、80%以上的工业原料和70%以上的农业生产资料来自矿产资源，矿产资源是人类社会赖以生存和发展的重要物质基础。矿产资源也是国防安全和经济安全的重要保证，其对国家安全的重要性主要体现在：

In the world economy, more than 80% of energy, more than 95% of the industrial raw material and more than 70% of the agricultural means of production come from mineral resources, mineral resources are important material basis for the survival and development of human society. Mineral resources is an important guarantee for national security and economic security, its importance to national security is mainly reflected in the:

（一）矿产资源战略储备是国防安全的基础

(a) the strategic reserves of mineral resources is the basis of national security

“兵者，国之大事也；生死之地，存亡之道，不可不察也。”一支具有战斗力的军队是巩固国防安全的保证，而矿产资源是战争制胜的关键。现代化武器装备所需原材料及能量，几乎全部来源于矿产资源。现代战争实际上是资源消耗的对抗，或者说是资源储备的对抗，谁拥有充足的矿产资源，谁就拥有获胜的基础。例如二战前，德国所需石油大部份靠进口，对国外的依赖度达到90%以上。1939年，德国发动第二次世界大战时，只储备了240万t成品油和少量石油。由于战争封锁，使得德国在战争期间石油供应短缺。油料短缺是二战期间德国最大的弱点，导致飞机和坦克的实际利用率越来越低，其“闪电战”大规模机械化作战模式受到很大制约。希特勒曾悲叹“如果我无法得到足够石油，我就不得不结束这场战争。”

"Soldiers, the event also; and death, the survival of the road, also must be aware." A combat forces is to consolidate national defense, security, and mineral resources is the key to winning the war. Modern weapons and equipment required for raw materials and energy, almost all from mineral resources. Modern warfare is actually the resource consumption of the fight, or is the resource reserves against, who has abundant mineral resources, who has won the foundation. For example, before World War II, the German oil needs most rely on imports, the foreign dependency reached more than 90%. In 1939, Germany launched the Second World War, only the reserves of 2400000 t oil and a small amount of oil. Because of the war blockade of Germany during the war, the shortage of oil supply. Oil shortage is weakness during World War II Germany's largest aircraft and tanks, lead to the actual utilization of more and more low, the "Blitzkrieg" large-scale mechanized combat mode is limited. Hitler lamented that "if I can't get enough oil, I had to end this war."

（二）矿产资源是国家经济发展的基础

(two) the mineral resource is the foundation of national economic development

矿产资源是国家经济发展的基础，离开了矿产资源，经济发展就无从谈起。改革开放以来，我国经济对矿产资源需求不断上升，拉动了矿业高速发展，矿业产值持续增长，占工业总产值的比重稳中有升。1986年矿业产值占GDP的3.09%，2000年上升到4.52%，而2007年则进一步增至5.30%。矿业为增强我国经济实力做出了重要贡献。

The mineral resource is the foundation of national economic development, from the mineral resources, economic development will be impossible. Since the reform and opening up, China's economic rising demand for mineral resources, driven by the rapid development of mining, mining production continued to increase, the proportion of total industrial output value accounted for steady in have litre. Mining output value accounted for 3.09% of GDP in 1986, rising to 4.52% in 2000, and in 2007 further increased to 5.30%. Mining have made important contributions to enhance China's economic strength.

（三）矿产资源催生“资源外交”

(three) the birth of the "Resource Diplomacy of mineral resources"

21世纪外交的很重要的一个方面将是资源外交，因为鉴于矿产资源分布的不均衡，世界上没有任何一个国家可以做到自给自足。矿产品消费大国要维持本国经济的发展，必然要实施全球矿产资源战略，通过“资源外交”，对全球矿产资源加强资本和技术控制。例如日本，通过“资源外交”特别是“石油外交”，加强与资源国和跨国矿业公司的联系与协作。在政治上，对中东产油国及所发生的事件采取低姿态，在经济上加强对发展中国家特别是产油国的经济和技术援助。

One important aspect of foreign affairs in twenty-first Century will be the resource diplomacy, because the distribution of mineral resources is not balanced, no country in the world can provide for oneself. Consumption of mineral products to maintain the development of the national economy, must implement the strategy of global mineral resources, through the "Resource Diplomacy", strengthen the control of the capital and technology of global mineral resources. Such as Japan, the "Resource Diplomacy" especially "foreign oil", strengthen the contact and cooperation with the resources of China and the multinational mineral company. In politics, adopt a low profile on Middle Eastern oil producers and events that occur in the economy of the developing countries, to strengthen the special oil producing countries economic and technical assistance.