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China overtakes U.S. to become world's biggest oil importer -- (link)

Posted by Beaker (aka anniebecca) Oct 10 '13, 12:34

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/china-overtakes-u-s-to-become-world-s-biggest-oil-importer-1.1958511 (www.cbc.ca)

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And the reason gas prices have jumped over the last 10 years -- nm - budice Oct 10, 12:42 4
- wait, I thought that was Obama's fault? -- nm - decline Oct 10, 12:43 3
  - he is secretly chineese -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 10, 13:02 2
    - heh. I'm sure it wouldn't take much to get some people to believe that. -- nm - zork Oct 10, 13:11 1
      - China quietly purchased Kenya in the summer of 2008. Coincidence? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 13:13
and I think they are the biggest users of steel and concrete. not sure who uses more oil though. -- nm - zork Oct 10, 12:36 5
- the difference there is that they are also the largest producers of steel and concrete....nm - x Oct 10, 12:40
- Probably still the US, because it would have far more domestic production than China. -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 12:38 3
  - and our production has increased dramatically in the past couple of years -- nm - decline Oct 10, 12:42
  - that's my thought but I didn't want to presume especially since China has been buying oil companies and I don't know how all that counts -- nm - zork Oct 10, 12:40 1
    - Those would be counted as imports. -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 12:42

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