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Dec 2019 – China energy preference mid-downstream

Source: Kapsarc report titled China’s Energy Investment Through the lens of the Belt and Road Initiative by Galkin, Chen and Ke, accessed 2020-01-13

Analysis of loans between 2000-2018 by the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export and Import Bank of China (CEXIM) show a preference for energy infrastructure projects over those targeted at securing fuel supplies. (page 16)

Energy loans by CDB and CEXIM by fuel source and sector 2000-2018.
China’s past loan allocation directed at mid-downstream sectors