China takes measures to ensure energy security amid global supply disruption: official

China has taken measures to ensure stable domestic supply of oil and gas amid global market volatility driven by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and its disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior official from the country's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

"In recent years, China has focused efforts on strengthening the development of energy and resource production and reserve systems, vigorously promoting a comprehensive green transition in its economic and social development, and continuously enhancing the security and resilience of production and supply chains," said NDRC deputy head Wang Changlin at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

"These efforts have laid a solid foundation for withstanding global energy supply shocks. Since the beginning of this year, the country has made every effort to ensure stable supply of oil and natural gas. By maintaining stable production, diversifying import sources, and implementing temporary price controls, China has ensured smooth and orderly supply of oil and natural gas, effectively safeguarding stable economic operations and meeting the needs of the people's livelihood," he said. During the period of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national socioeconomic development, China will also implement a initiative to double its non-fossil energy capacity in 10 years and accelerate the development of a new energy system, according to the official. "Efforts will be made to accelerate high-quality development of non-fossil energy. We will coordinate the development of both centralized and distributed clean energy, and advance high quality construction of major projects such as the Yarlung Zangbo Hydropower project and new energy bases in deserts, Gobi and barren lands. We will make every effort to increase the scale of non-fossil energy power generation and consumption, and actively promote non-electric use of non-fossil energy. Through these efforts, it is projected that by 2030, the supply of non-fossil energy will have grown significantly compared to 2025, and by 2035, it will have doubled compared to 2025," Wang said.

"Measures will also be taken to promote safe, reliable and orderly substitution of fossil energy, expand domestic energy production, strengthen the capacity for energy reserves such as oil and natural gas, and continuously consolidate the foundational role of traditional energy in ensuring supply security," he added.

China takes measures to ensure energy security amid global supply disruption: official

A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman on Friday lashed out at Japan's latest sharp increase in defense budget and planned revision of defense equipment transfer principles to allow the export of lethal weapons, urging the country to make a clean break from militarism.

It was reported that the Japanese parliament has enacted a record-high budget for fiscal year 2026, featuring a defense expenditure of 9.04 trillion yen (about 58 billion U.S. dollars), exceeding 9 trillion yen for the first time. Reports also indicate that the Japanese government is planning a significant revision to the implementation guidelines of its "Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology," which will allow the export of lethal weapons.

Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, the spokesman, said in response, "Various signs have shown that the Japanese right-wing forces are stepping up efforts to push the country's security policy to shift toward a more offensive and expansionist direction. Their acts gravely violate the [1943] Cairo Declaration, the [1945] Potsdam Proclamation, the [1945] Japanese Instrument of Surrender, and other instruments with legal effect under international law, gravely go against Japan's own Constitution and existing domestic norms, and pose a serious threat to the post-war international order and regional peace and stability."

"Japanese militarism once inflicted untold suffering on the region and beyond, yet there has never been a proper reckoning with it after World War II," Zhang said.

Now, the Japanese side has completely torn off its disguise and accelerated its pace of re-militarization, which cannot but arouse strong concern and condemnation from the rest of the world, the spokesman said.

"We urge the Japanese side to stop its retrogressive moves and make a clean break from militarism. Otherwise, it will lose the trust of its Asian neighbors and the rest of the international community," he said.

China urges Japan to break away from militarism