

One pod I saw (reliability unknowable) said their imports from the middle east had gone down, but their wasn’t clear visibility on actual usage. It could have been offset by using some of their huge reserves, or doing deals with Russia and/or Iran that weren’t being disclosed.
But China aren’t stupid and have been building out renewables to move towards less dependency on external energy supplies.

It’s not really necessary.
Everyone outside the US is already recording it and taking notes.