20080623 Vice president: China sticks to sustainable energy strategy

clipped from http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785034.htm Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the ongoing International Energy Conference held in the western Saudi port city of Jeddah June 22, 2008. [Xinhu China will put emphasis on both energy exploitation and conservation with priority given to economizing on energy consumption. China will try to meet the demands for economic growth and the improvement of people's life by increasing domestic energy supply, Xi said. China will pursue diversified development of energy supplies, Xi said. Various energy forms such as coal, oil and gas, hydroelectricity, wind electricity and solar energy will supplement each other to secure a stable energy supply. Technological progress and innovation in the energy field will be encouraged in China, said the vice president. China will enhance its ability of innovation, break through the bottlenecks of energy technology and seek new ways to exploit energy resources, he said.