High oil prices have forced a number of Asian countries to reform their fuel subsidy programmes in the last couple of weeks. China is by far the largest oil consumer in the region and matters far more to global oil demand. But China’s government is more likely to respond to reports of fuel shortages by increasing support to loss-making refiners than by abandoning its price controls.
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