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A COMPLEX GLOBAL ENERGY LANDSCAPE, CHINA’S ROLE, AND THE EU ENERGY TRANSITION As the world’s second-largest economy, China plays an important role in global energy affairs: Its economic trajectory profoundly affects fuel markets, while state-controlled companies have emerged as indispensable players in industries that provide vital inputs for building the future climate-neutral, electrified economy. In addition, for about two years the country has been coping with an economic crisis that the leadership has thus far failed to address decisively. Dependence on a dominant supplier with growing economic problems and a legacy of disregarding environmental concerns casts doubt on the premises of the EU energy and climate policy. How does China’s influence on the global energy system…