And China’s “march west” strategy furthers its goal of safeguarding access to these resources. As the director of the State Council’s Development Research Center, Li Wei, pointed out in February, at the current rate, China will be consuming 800 million tons of oil annually, and importing 75% of its petroleum, by 2030.
毫不奇怪，能源是与阿拉伯世界经济关系的重要因素。从2004年到2013年，中国从阿拉伯国家的能源进口平均每年增加12%，达到每年1.33亿吨。中国的“西进”战略进一步深化了保护这些能源来源的目标。国家发改委研究中心李铁在2月份指出，按照当前速度，到2030年，中国每年将消费8亿吨石油，75%的石油需要进口。