China’s Energy Policy: Flexible, but Unshakeable

... to natural gas and second, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The 13th five-year-plan sets the task ... ... spiralling trade war between the US and China, and an array of sanctions the US is actively imposing on several countries. Curiously,... ... include China’s major suppliers of hydrocarbons: Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Libya. All these circumstances create risks for China ... ... in China demonstrating its independence from American oil and LNG. For three months (between September and November 2018), Chinese ...