china fuel hikes

Video: China raises fuel price

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 Motorists queue ahead of China fuel price rise 
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On Friday Beijing hiked the cost of fuel by 18 per cent. As a result, on the other side of the globe in New York, oil prices fell by almost $5. 

Traders are worried that Chinese consumers won’t buy as much petrol – dampening global demand for oil. Al Jazeera’s Laura Kyle reports on how China’s price rise is providing hope for the rest of the globe.

 
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