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China energy security

China energy security
China must ensure an adequate supply of energy, including coal, gas and crude oil, to support its 1.4 billion people. According to the 14th five-year plan for 2021-25, China must supply more of its own energy needs by 2025, while advocating for larger domestic oil and gas production and clean energy cooperation with other countries, including the United States.
An aerial view of the No 1 booster station of the Ningxia Power Investment Yongli (Zhongwei) 3-megawatt photovoltaic green power project, in Shapotou district, Zhongwei city, Ningxia. It was officially connected to the grid and began power generation on October 25. Photo : Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | How China is cementing its central role as the architect of green tech

Beyond climate leadership and capacity building, China is rewriting its own energy system – and the global energy order.

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Science

China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen

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Science

Amid global fusion energy race, Europe’s top nuclear minds are betting on China

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Science

Nuclear tech milestone: China’s supercritical generator connects to grid

Supercritical carbon dioxide power system in southwest China is the world’s first commercial unit of its kind.

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The CNNC’s Nuclear Power Institute of China has been researching and developing supercritical power units for more than a decade. An experimental supercritical carbon dioxide heat conversion device is shown here. Photo: CNNC
Science

Why China’s mega coal-fired power plants thrive amid green energy boom

Gansu province is a leading source of solar and wind-powered energy, but cannot yet end its reliance on carbon-heavy power sources.

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China-Russia relations

China buys Russian LNG at record-high levels, steep discounts as West retreats

Beijing capitalises on discounted energy, securing unprecedented Russian shipments in October while global sanctions reshape trade flows.

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China’s private sector

China’s new private sector liberalisation spreads to infrastructure

Railways, nuclear reactors, oil pipelines and water networks in China are all opening up to private investors as the government seeks new ways to revive economic growth.

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China’s private sector

Explaining China’s 13 measures to promote private investment

SCMP Plus annotates State Council’s 13-point plan to promote private investment in infrastructure projects, until now the domain of the country’s state-owned enterprises.

China’s private sector

From rail to nuclear power, China taps private capital to fund major projects

Beijing unveils a slew of new measures to channel private investment into infrastructure projects ranging from hydropower to oil pipelines.

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Energy

China has a new champ in coal-fired power despite focus on renewable energy

Commissioning of Unit Nine takes Beilun Power Station’s total installed capacity to 7.34GW, the highest of any thermal power station in China.

The Beilun Power Station, in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Photo: Handout
China-Russia relations

China-Russia: ‘no limits’ relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s years in power have been marked by deepening economic ties, a shared desire to counter Western influence and growing Chinese dominance in the relationship.

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Science

Lead scientist of China’s thorium reactor project died working on the computer

Death of nuclear physicist Xu Hongjie came just weeks before the project he led achieved a breakthrough in fourth-generation nuclear power.

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Science

China reaches energy independence milestone by ‘breeding’ uranium from thorium

Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear power.

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China-UK relations

Beijing slams UK’s ‘unilateral’ sanctions on 11 Chinese companies

Beijing condemns London for moving ahead with Russia-related sanctions despite its objections, warns incident could harm UK-China ties.

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An oil tanker carrying imported crude oil sails towards a port in China’s eastern Shandong province. China has condemned UK sanctions on 11 Chinese companies over alleged links to Russia’s energy sector. Photo: Getty Images
Renewable energy

Opinion | How strategic planning is powering China’s green energy transition

China’s energy strategy reflects a long-term vision made possible by political stability and a governance model ensuring policy continuity.

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The sun sets over solar panels deployed at the Kubuqi Photovoltaic Desert Control Project near Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on August 11. Photo: AFP
Wind energy

‘Very ambitious’: China’s wind firms aim to double installations for 2026-2030

China’s wind industry, already the world leader, sets target of at least 120 gigawatts of new turbines installed per year from 2026 to 2030.

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China-Russia relations

‘Act of defiance’: China’s crude oil imports from Russia rise despite US pressure

Shipments from Indonesia and Brazil are also up, while purchases of US crude remain suspended, customs data shows.

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Energy storage

Overseas expansion adds fuel to Chinese energy storage firms’ hunt for bosses

Global hiring spree sees million-yuan salaries become the norm, but long-term prospects of smaller players called into question.

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The energy storage station at an industrial estate in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua
Climate change

Opinion | 6 steps democracies must take to match China on climate action

Leaders need to develop stronger mechanisms to protect climate policy from political cycles and populist erosion.

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Renewable energy

Opinion | China is driving a green energy future while the US is frozen in the past

Even as the US leverages its political power to market its oil and gas, the rest of the world is surging ahead on an unstoppable green transition.

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China technology

In a first, China launches commercial underwater data centre to power data future

The project could prove a boon for sustainability, as underwater data centres consume less energy than land-based facilities.

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A new data centre capsule integrated into an energy-efficient underwater data processing cluster near Hainan province earlier this year. Photo: CCTV
Wind energy

China’s world-beating floating turbine has blades that span 7 soccer fields

President Xi Jinping has described offshore wind energy as a key sector in advancing ‘high-quality development’ of marine economy.

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The world’s largest single-unit floating offshore wind power system has been assembled in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Handout
Energy

China surpasses 10,000km of subsea pipelines, boosting offshore energy network

Pipeline network is designed to be able to carry green fuels, offering China more flexibility in its transition towards clean energy.

China’s fourth plenum

Energy transition goals in China’s 15th five-year plan

China’s 15th five-year plan will lay out plans for reaching its “dual carbon” goals, and targets under the Paris Agreement, as it seeks to replace energy from fossil fuels with renewables.

China trade

China’s crude oil imports from Russia dip in August – is it a one-off blip?

Even as imports from Russia fell, other trade partners sold China much more crude oil than usual last month, offsetting the slowed flow from Russia.

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Employee inspect devices used at a crude oil refinery in China’s Heilongjiang province, which borders Russia. Photo: Getty Images
China-Russia relations

Editorial | China-Russia gas pipeline deal must make commercial, geopolitical sense

Depending on its final scale, the agreement could redraw the global energy landscape and directly challenge US dominance.

Gas pipelines are seen at the Atamanskaya compressor station, part of Gazprom’s Power Of Siberia project, outside the far eastern town of Svobodny, Russia, in November 2019. Photo: Reuters
Energy storage

Already world’s top energy-storing nation, China to supercharge capacity by 2027

New plan calls for expansion of energy-storage applications, including more projects in desert areas and at retired coal-fired power plant sites.

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Science

China mulls converting coal-fired power plants to nuclear facilities

Retiring plants could be given a new lease of life and help China reach its decarbonisation goals under a bold proposal.

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