almost 60 percent of its total energy, compared to just 11 percent in the United States. Oil is the leading source of energy today in the United States—37 percent. In China, it is half that—20 percent. Natural gas is just 6 percent of total demand, though growing fast, compared to 32 percent in the United States. China’s coal imports may fluctuate, but basically coal is a secure, domestic source. Not so for oil, and not so for natural gas; and that makes the geopolitics of energy a priority for Beijing.
