Power Grab
Already the world's biggest energy user, China is scouring the globe for even more coal, oil and natural gas.
Promise, peril in China’s pursuit of Russian oil
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A long history of mutual distrust and gnawing fear of dependency keeps China and Russia apart.
Chinese dam project angers Burmese
Public backlash against hydropower project reveals vulnerability in China’s quest for energy.
In South China Sea, an energy battle
China’s insatiable thirst for oil has injected a highly combustible new element into long-running quarrels.
China seeks coal in Mongolia
The world’s biggest energy user is making its neighbor uneasy as it scours the globe for fuel.
Oil interests push China into Sudanese mire
Reliance on oil outweighs China’s preference to not get involved in other nations’ internal affairs.
China’s energy grab
Explore China’s swift growth in energy consumption, a slower growth in production, and which countries it leans on to cover the difference.
China turning to Mongolia for coal
GRAPHIC | As China continues to step up steel production, it will require increasing amounts of coking coal.
