China’s Energy Policy:Past and Present
摘要
This paper analyses the evolution of China’s energy policies and reasons for their readjustment over time since 1978.Generally speaking,the foremost energy issue China faced during 1978-1993 was energy shortage,and China’s energy policies then focused on boosting energy construction and promoting energy investment etc.;from 1993 to 2005,China experienced rapid energy production growth and basically turned around thedemand outstrips supplysituation,and its energy policy priorities were then placed on adjusting the energy structure,rectifying the production order,and accelerating marketing reform etc.At the present stage,China faces three major energy issues:1)how to address environmental impacts in the process of energy production and consumption;2)how to ensure secure and stable energy supply;3)how to boost energy resource utilization efficiency.China’s energy policy priorities and measures will thus be changed accordingly.