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IEA: China overtakes US as biggest energy consumer

Reuters–China has become the world's largest energy user, having overtaken the United States, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

"China is now the largest energy consumer by our definition," IEA's Nobuo Tanaka told an industry conference.

"Probably half of the oil demand increase comes from China. Nobody knows when it (will) slow down."

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