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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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Solar energy

As use of roof solar panels becomes more common in China, can the grid keep up?

‘Distributed’ solar power generation on roofs of houses, factories and airports is spreading across country, but curtailment rate is also rising.

China’s power crisis

China’s nuclear power ambitions at core of energy security amid safety concerns

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China manufacturing

China aims to heal wounds of ‘involution’ as officials vow to stem bloodletting

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Energy

Chinese power group planning to build green energy island

The project off the coast of Guangdong is ranked among the country’s top 10 engineering challenges.

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China General Nuclear Power Group announced it will lead a tech consortium to build a man-made island connected to offshore wind turbines to generate, store and use renewable energy. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

China hits jackpot with discovery of ‘massive’ gold reserves in Hunan

The US$80 billion hoard is the latest fruit of China’s drive to find new domestic precious minerals reserves.

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Science

China plans ‘mind-boggling’ geoscience survey to hunt for natural resources

Thousands of researchers will work on US$1 billion SinoProbe II study over six years to create subterranean map of the country.

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China-Russia relations

Russian gas set to power Shanghai by end of 2024 after pipeline completed

Final section of the east-route natural gas pipeline between China and Russia completed seven months ahead of schedule.

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Workers carrying out an inspection of equipment in the gas pipeline network that crosses the Yellow River and deserts in Zhongwei city, Ningxia province, China. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Business of climate change

Why Chinese solar producers are not worried about Trump tariffs

Chinese firms to prepare for worst-case scenario of Trump slapping tariffs on shipments from their bases in Southeast Asia.

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US-China relations

China hails mineral finds amid push for security of supply, energy and nation

Ministry of Natural Resources lists haul of gold, copper, molybdenum, phosphorite and fluorite key to future of defence and geopolitics.

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China trade

Amid EV row with EU, China to ‘stand on grounds of fair competition’: Mofcom

Beijing says the ‘normal trade and investment’ of China’s carmakers in Europe will be supported.

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New China-built electric vehicles are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, on October 24. Photo: Reuters
Energy

China takes aim at energy replacement with industry-spanning plan for renewables

More energy must come from renewable sources, but transition from fossil fuels will be orderly, top economic planner says.

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China has unveiled a renewable-energy-substitution plan that spans multiple industries. Photo: AFP
China

China’s resource security gets boost from mineral, energy reserve discoveries

Beijing says drive for self-reliance has led to ‘breakthroughs’ in oil and gas exploration, and progress in ‘urgently needed’ mineral deposits.

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Science

China considering space facility location based on security in times of war

Advantages of coastal operation outweighed by ‘strategic hinterland’ policy in preferred site for massive commercial space facility.

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Business of climate change

In electric buses as with EVs, it’s China versus rest of the world

As China’s market matures, exports hold the key to future profitability for Yutong, Foton and peers in rivalry with European electric-bus producers.

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China economy

Opinion | China has built up an enviable gas supply. Now it faces a dilemma

Beijing shouldn’t squander its gas market advantage that can help wean the nation off coal on the way to net zero.

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A welder works on an LNG tank container at a company producing shipping equipment in Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province, on March 15, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
Business of climate change

China needs mandate to phase out coal by 2045, push clean-energy transition: experts

Such a mandate would require structural changes to the country’s power system and economic model, according to climate expert Simon Sharpe.

Climate change

The View | How China is becoming the Saudi Arabia of renewables

China’s declining demand for fossil fuels and increased clean-energy capacity could usher in a new shift in global wealth distribution.

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Energy

Opinion | China’s energy playbook success not enough to secure climate goals

Energy planners in Beijing have found a winning approach, but the strength of China’s coal sector threatens to undo progress on emissions.

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A worker sorts coal near a coal mine in Datong, in northern Shanxi province, in November 2021. China has made significant progress in lowering its carbon emissions, but that progress continues to be offset by the growth of the country’s coal sector. Photo: AFP
Business of climate change

China’s grid storage ‘mismatch’: too much gear, too little benefit

Massive spending leads to new equipment sitting underused – or idle – even as the grid sorely needs it to make the best use of clean energy.

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Energy

Opinion | US, China fracking boom is reshaping global energy sector but at what cost?

For all the well-publicised economic benefits of fracking, we can’t ignore the harm it does to the environment and public health.

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China economy

China seeks to heat up economy with US$28 billion nuclear power investment

China approved five new nuclear power projects in Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday.

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The construction site of unit seven of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in the Lianyun district of Lianyungang City in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
Communist Party politics

China warns data leaks from wind towers could threaten national security

Companies with ties to foreign spies are building meteorological towers and sending sensitive information abroad, according to CCTV.

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Chinese state security authorities have raised alarms about meteorological towers that collect data on wind speed, temperature and air pressure. Photo: Shutterstock
China trade

China’s oil demand dips, ticks down as economic ebb eases fuel imports

Reduced economic activity and greater adoption of green energy has softened China’s oil imports, a change so significant it has altered projections for global energy purchases.

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Energy

Aramco’s ties with China have evolved beyond oil: top executive

Apart from supporting China’s long-term energy security, Aramco is eyeing investment opportunities in the downstream sector, Mohammed Al Qahtani says.

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China builds mega gas and oil platform for Gulf

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Renewable energy

China’s new green targets show how it will power on amid West’s trade barriers

For the first time, Beijing puts a US$2 trillion price point on the proposed scale of China’s energy-conservation and environmental-protection industry by 2030.

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Solar panels collect sunlight at the fishing-solar complementary photovoltaic power generation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on July 31. Photo: AFP
Science

China pushes to preserve deep-sea interests with national security legislation

Amid greater competition for resources and equipment, military powers are increasing deployment in deep-sea areas, says defence institute.

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China confirms natural gas find in South China Sea

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