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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

photo: AP / Greg BakerBeijing Disputes IEA Data On Energy

Chinese workers walk past electricity towers on the outskirts of Beijing Tuesday June 15, 2004. Demand for power is far outpacing supply in China, leading to brownouts in many parts of the country. Rapid development of industries is expected to result in power shortages being worse this year than in 2003, when 16 provinces were forced to impose brownouts
read moreWall Street Journal
By SHAI OSTERAnd SPENCER SWARTZ BEIJING—China's government disputed the International Energy Agency's assertion that Chinasurpassed the U.S. as the world's largest energy consumer last year, highlighting the lack of clarity in China's energy sector as well as the country's unease at its growing global impact. More China Tops U.S. in Energy...

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