21.1 The Chinese legal framework on energy regulation Since 1979, China has been progressively reforming its economic system, with a view to establishing and improving a "socialist market economy". Accordingly, China has been actively promoting market-oriented reform in the energy sector by...

This article surveys the existing international legal framework governing China’s energy cooperation with the Belt and Road countries at multilateral, regional and bilateral levels. A satisfying international legal framework should manage to balance the legal certainty and political...