January 6, 2012

Securing China's Energy Sector

Pierre Gadonneix, China Daily


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The year 2011 was a year of tremendous ups and downs in the energy sector. The accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the economic crises in Europe and the United States, the "Arab Spring" and the resulting volatility of oil prices kept policymakers busy throughout 2011. . .

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