EPRINC briefing
China Energy Demand
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Briefing summary
This briefing tracks China's energy demand and import strategy, covering its rise to the world's largest LNG importer in 2021, continued reliance on coal, evolving gas and pipeline infrastructure incentives, and its pursuit of supply diversity amid shifting geopolitical alignments.
What is China's LNG import trajectory?
Report“Fueling the Dragon: Understanding China’s Natural Gas and LNG Demand” by Battulga OdgerelChina has emerged as a key player in the global natural gas market in the past decade, surpassing Japan as the top natural gas importer and the…May 2022ReportInstitute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ) and EPRINC collaborate on Assessment on the Future of Asian LNGThe two organizations have reached out to a wide range of experts, government officials, and market participants through a series of workshops. The…Oct 2017ChartLiquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Demand Shift and Diversions from China to EuropeAs European demand for liquefied natural gas rose, cargoes originally destined for China were diverted to European markets.Chart 2022-43ChartChina Surpasses Japan in LNG ImportsFor the first ten months of 2021, China imported 64.5 million metric tons of LNG against Japan's 61.4 million metric tons, putting China on track to…Chart 2022-01
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Further research
CommentaryA New Letter From China from Dominic PugliaresiEnergy Policy Research Asia Policy Research Analyst Dominic Pugliaresi has published the second installment of his Letter from China series. Dominic…Oct 2025Commentary“Letter From China” by Dominic PugliaresiEnergy Policy Research Asia Policy Research Analyst Dominic Pugliaresi has penned a “Letter from China (August 2025): China Revises Incentive…Aug 2025ChartChina Runs on Coal: From Deng to Xi EPRINC Chart of the Week (Oct 19, 2022)Despite significant growth in alternative energy sources over recent decades, coal has remained the dominant fuel underpinning China's economic…Chart 2022-39ChartWith Global Oil Demand on the Rebound, What About Supply?About EPRINC The Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) was founded in 1944 and is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that…Chart 7EventCoal in the Asian Power Market IEEJ/EPRINC Virtual WorkshopThe Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ) and the Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) have jointly hosted a virtual workshop,…Nov 2020