US EditionChina's Xi Urges Faster Development of New Energy System as Middle East War Continues
Xi said a greener, more diversified energy system will support China’s security and growth as coal remains the backbone of supply.
- On Monday, April 6, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating construction of a new energy system to safeguard China's energy security, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
- Global energy shocks from the five-week-old Pakistani-brokered conflict involving Iran prompted the directive, even as Tehran resists pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Jinping emphasized that coal remains the foundation of China's energy system, serving as a flexible backup; oil imports via the Strait of Hormuz represent only around 5 per cent of consumption.
- Construction on a solar thermal power plant by China General Nuclear Power Group at 4,550m altitude in Tibet began yesterday, bolstering hydropower and nuclear power expansion.
- Analysts note that a more resilient, diversified energy system provides a strong guarantee for China's economic development, as the Party Central Committee advances the new energy security strategy.
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Beijing. China’s President Xi Jinping called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country’s security in this area, a few weeks after the war in the Middle East began, which has caused global energy disruptions.
China's President, Xi Jinping, asked for speeding up the planning and building of a new energy system to protect the country's energy security, on the basis of the global energy shocks generated by the war with Iran, the CNBC transmitted it.
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked for speeding up the planning and construction of a new energy system to protect the country's energy security, in a few weeks after the war in Iran announced global energy shocks, over months...
The Straits Times
China’s Xi urges faster development of new energy system as Middle East war continues
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country’s energy security, weeks into the Iran war that has triggered global energy shocks.
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