China surpassed Japan in terms of economy

China surpassed Japan in terms of economy and took second place in the world after the United States on this indicator, reports BBC quoting Government of the PRC. The statement is no evidence of this long-awaited fact.

While none of the international organizations have not yet confirmed the statement in Beijing. According to experts, China has become the world's leading economies by 2025.

Earlier reports said that China has become the largest energy consumer on the basis of 2009. According to the International Energy Agency, Podnebesnya last year consumed 2.252 billion tons of oil equivalent (coal, oil, gas and electricity), overtaking the leader of the past years the U.S. by about 4%.

However, China itself with this assessment does not agree and said erroneous calculations by the IEA. According to a representative of the Chinese National Office for Energy Chou Hsiang, IEA figures for the consumption of energy in the country are inflated and not credible.

This self-assessments of energy consumption in China, he had not.