Tournament: Niles North | Round: 2 | Opponent: Northside Prep JS | Judge: Vinson, Aaron
T - Energy
Interpretation: energy is an example of non-economic engagement, which is distinct from a topical action
Australian Government, 11
(“The White Paper and Australia’s Strategic Relationship with China”, 9/28
http://asiancentury.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/public-submissions/nd.doc
non-economic bilateral relations must be improved in order for general engagement to remain stable.... Cultivating soft power through aid funding and development projects
Grid DA
Grid’s expanding now but the rapid nature of the plan causes overstretch and shuts it down
Garrison ‘10
Environment and Climate Change Consultant for the United States Agency for International Development (John L, “Clean Energy and Climate Change Opportunities Assessment for USAID/Mexico,” USAID, 4/30/10, http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADS950.pdf)
A key issue for renewable energy power development is access to electricity grid infrastructure...Given the current economic climate, the transmission expansion envisioned by RETI may not materialize...
Mexican grid collapse’s an existential threat
Wald 8-16
Matthew. Energy Reporter for the NYT. “As Worries Over the Power Grid Rise, a Drill Will Simulate a Knockout Blow” New York Times, 8/16/13 lnGBS-JV
terrorists could cause broad hardship for months with physical attacks on hard-to-replace components...the electric system is so tightly integrated that a collapse in one spot, whether by error or intent, can set off a cascade...
China CP
Text: The People’s Republic of China should provide renewable energy assistance to Mexico.
That solves the aff
IPCS, 13
IPCS (Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies) conducts independent research on conventional and non-conventional security issues in the region and shares its findings with policy makers and the public. It provides a forum for discussion with the strategic community on strategic issues and strives to explore alternatives. Moreover, it works towards building capacity among young scholars for greater refinement of their analyses of South Asian security. (“China And Latin America: Quest For Energy Security – Analysis”, Eurasia Review, June 17, 2013, http://www.eurasiareview.com/17062013-china-and-latin-america-quest-for-energy-security-analysis/)//TWR
Xi Jinping toured through Latin America... . Being in the developing stages, the LAC needs Chinese investments in its infrastructure and construction which has not come till now by the US...
Chinese alternative energy development is a zero sum game with the U.S. – solves Chinese soft power, warming, and CCP stability
McMahon, ‘13
(Tamsin, Diploma in European Journalism from the Hogeschool van Utrecht, B.A. from Ryerson University, reporter for the National Post, “How China is going to save the world”, MacLean’s, January 27, 2013, http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/business/, JKahn)
China’s ongoing struggles with pollution have been a blight on the country’s international reputation. The world’s image of China is ...that clean tech can help shift China from being merely the low-cost factory of the world to being a global leader in developing innovative technology...
Chinese clean tech leadership is key to their economy, internal stability, and solves extinction
Paul Denlinger 10, consultant specializing in the China market who is based in Hong Kong, 7/20/10, “Why China Has To Dominate Green Tech,” http://www.forbes.com/sites/china/2010/07/20/why-china-has-to-dominate-green-tech/
the Chinese government has to perform a delicate balancing act...we all depend on China’s success to make the transition to green energy...
Chinese growth prevents lashout, and maintains relations, American primacy, and the economy
Mead, 9 (Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, “Only Makes You Stronger,” The New Republic, 2/4/9, http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=571cbbb9-2887-4d81-8542-92e83915f5f8)
The greatest danger both to U.S.-China relations and to American power itsel...nobody knows what will happen if the growth stops....
Impact is nuclear war
Yee and Storey, 02 (Herbert Yee, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Hong Kong Baptist University and Ian Storey, Lecturer in Defence Studies at Deakin University, The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality. 2002, Pg 5)
to the perception of a China threat is the fear of political and economic collapse in the PRC...China could also result in another nightmare scenario - nuclear weapons falling into the hands of irresponsible local provincial leaders or warlords..