Positive moves to lift energy partnership

Insiders believe China and the United States have good prospects and tremendous potential for cooperation in the fields of energy investment and trade.

China and the US play complementary roles as producers and exporters of oil and gas, as China is the world's second-largest energy consumer, while the US is shifting from being an oil and gas importer to an exporter, said Zou Ji, president of the Energy Foundation China.

Increasing imports of US petroleum products into China is a win-win for the world's biggest trading partners, considering China is increasingly reliant on crude oil imports as domestic supply is unable to keep pace with demand, he told China Daily during an exclusive interview.