Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country’s energy security, weeks into the Iran war that has triggered global energy shocks.
The leader of the world’s second-largest economy also emphasized hydropower development and ecological protection, while urging the safe and orderly expansion of nuclear power, according to state broadcaster CCTV on Monday.
“The Party Central Committee has gained a profound grasp of global energy development trends and made major decisions by advancing the new energy security strategy in depth,” he said, referring to the ruling Communist Party’s center of authority.
Xi did not directly mention the war in his remarks cited by CCTV.
The United States and Iran have been weighing a Pakistani-brokered plan that could end their five-week-old conflict, even as Tehran pushed back against pressure to swiftly reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
