Chinawasboundto11theUSintermsoftotalenergyconsumptionsoonerorlater,andaccordingtoIEA12,ithappenedin2009.Onelong-termfactorbehindthisdevelopmentisChina'spopulation–morethanfourtimes13oftheUS–withagrowingappe

　　Chinawasboundto11theUSin

　　termsoftotalenergyconsumptionsoonerorlater,andaccordingtoIEA

　　12,ithappenedin2009.

　　Onelong-termfactorbehindthis

　　developmentisChina'spopulation–morethanfourtimes13oftheUS–

　　withagrowingappetiteforconsumergoodsthatneedenergytouseandto

　　14.

　　TheotherkeyreasonisChina's

　　rapideconomicgrowth,anannualaverageof10%15thelasttwodecades,

　　comparedwithamuchslower2.6%intheUnitedStates.MuchofChina'seconomic

　　growthhasbeeninindustryandconstruction,whicharebigenergyusers.

　　ThetimingofChinaovertaking

　　theUSalsoreflectstheglobalfinancialcrisis,which16the

　　Americaneconomymuchharderandsohadabigger17onthecountry's

　　energyuse.

　　China'snew18inenergy

　　consumptionisyetanotherindicatorofitsgrowinginfluenceintheglobal

　　economyespeciallyininternationalenergymarkets.

　　ButwhileChina'stotalenergy

　　consumptionhas,accordingtotheIEA,overtakentheUS,it'sstillfarbehind

　　intermsofenergyuseperperson,byafactorofmorethanthree.Chinese

　　officialshavesaidtheIEA'sdataareunreliable,andfailto19what

　　theycalltheirrelentlesseffortstocutenergyuseandemissions.

　　Theresponseprobablyreflects

　　China'ssensitivitytocriticismofitsgrowingglobalinfluence.ButtheIEA's

　　analysisisnotacriticism.AseniorofficialattheagencydescribedChina's

　　growingenergyconsumptionaslegitimate,20its

　　population.

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