Chinese Cabinet Minister - PRC "Poses No Threat" To Global Energy Security - Doesn't Consume Much

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China poses no threat to world energy security as the country's consumption and import are low, said Ma Kai, the minister of National Development and Reform Commission Wednesday. China's per capita oil consumption in 2005 is 242 kilograms, compared with the world average of 590 kilograms, over 3 tons in the US and 1.9 tons in Japan, noted Ma on the sidelines of the National People's Congress session.

For per capita oil import, the figure in China is 100 kilograms, 400 for the world average, 2.1 tons for the US and roughly 2 tons for Japan, added the minister. "So I can't imagine why some people are saying that we, with a low consumption and import, pose a threat to global energy security, instead of those countries with high consumption and import, " said Ma. "It is unfair."

The minister went on to describe China as an active factor to maintain global energy security. "As a developing country, China, on its own, solved the problem of providing energy for 22 per cent of the world's population," said Ma. "This is a tremendous contribution to world energy security. In a word, China did not, does not and will not pose threat to the global energy security, "noted Ma.

Ma China has been making active efforts to establish oil reserves to ensure national energy and economy safety. In line with international practice, petroleum will be stored at oil bases by both government and enterprise. "The two sectors of the oil reserve system are well underway," said Ma, noting that it takes time to make the reserves perfect.

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/07/content_821952.htm

Coming tomorrow - Part II of "How To Lie With Statistics".

[kestrel91316]

1. Did this guy come to the US to get his Master's in Denial? Just curious.

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3. Yeah, it's like he's angling for a job with the Bush EPA

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[Dead_Parrot]

2. Compared to what? The sun?

The per capita may be low - for now - but there's an awful lot of capitas in China...