Oil for the Lamps of China: Beijing's 21st-Century Search for Energy
Oil for the Lamps of China: Beijing's 21st-Century Search for Energy
NDU Press | 2003 | English | ISSN:1071-7552 | 107 pages | PDF | 1.3 MB
NDU Press | 2003 | English | ISSN:1071-7552 | 107 pages | PDF | 1.3 MB
This essay addresses Chinese energy dependence and future policy options. An introductory review of Beijing’s current energy situation is followed by a discussion of the government organizations that still dominate the energy sector, despite China’s privatization campaign. Next are reviews of China’s dominant coal industry, current oil production and imports, and natural gas sector. Other power sources are discussed, followed by a review of the electrical power distribution system envisioned by Beijing.