China has introduced a resource tax or royalty based on the value of oil and gas rather than on the volume. A trial was launched last year in XInjiang which yielded a huge boost to local government revenue. This new tax system is now being extended to cover all oil and gas-producing regions in China.
The construction of transportation infrastructure is unable to keep pace with the continuing rapid growth of demand for coal in China. Huge traffic jams of coal trucks are the result. But there is no sign that China is able to take radical steps to reduce its dependence on coal.
The government of Beijing municipality is taking steps to limit road vehicle numbers, but the origins of the city’s traffic problems lie in decisions taken in the 1980s.
Recent news suggests that China may be one step closer to building an energy corridor the the Middle East, through deals in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The recent accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plan and on China's high speed rail network have shown the nature of the risks China faces as it pursues rapid growth of its energy sector, especially in the field of nuclear power