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A Chinese worker checks the valve of a g

  • Elise Hu

A Chinese worker checks the valve of a gas pipe at a natural gas plant in Suining, in southwest China’s Sichuan province on November 15, 2010. China, the world’s second largest economy and its number one energy consumer, is shaking up global commodities markets where its potent growth momentum is also powering a rise in metals prices. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)