Despite significant growth in alternative energy sources over recent decades, coal has remained the dominant fuel underpinning China’s economic expansion from the Deng era through Xi’s tenure.
From the EPRINC Chart of the Week archive.
Cite: EPRINC, “China Runs on Coal: From Deng to Xi EPRINC Chart of the Week (Oct 19, 2022),” Chart of the Week 2022-39, September 26, 2022.