Perspectives on energy in the People's Republic of China. [Review]

Journal Article · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1976 · Annu. Rev. Energy; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.eg.02.110177.001515· OSTI ID:7088175

Smil, V ^[1]; Woodard, K

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1. Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg

Study of the Chinese energy situation poses a difficult task. No systematic statistics have been published by the Chinese since 1960; reliance on newspaper articles, various news agency releases, radio broadcasts, occasional specialized publications, and bits of information brought out by visitors does not enable energy analyses and forecasts comparable to those available for developed nations and for other major developing countries (India, Brazil, Mexico). The rather infrequent past analyses of Chinese energy development--comprehensive or sectoral--have been recently augmented by studies benefitting from an increased flow of information from the People's Republic of China; but it is still a difficult, frustrating, and risky task to offer a reasonably reliable image of China's energy system. This review, within these constraints, presents the information available on the following: energy resources; fossil-fuel production and power generation; energy consumption; modern energy technology; intermediate-scale energy technology; foreign trade in energy commodities; foreign trade in energy production equipment; the continental shelf controversy; and China's future energy balance. 6 tables, 4 figures, 67 references.

• OSTI ID: 7088175
• Journal Information: Annu. Rev. Energy; (United States), Journal Name: Annu. Rev. Energy; (United States) Vol. 2; ISSN AREDD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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