BEIJING (AP) - China's growing thirst for oil makes the country's economy vulnerable if the war with Iraq drags on, causing fuel prices to shoot up and stay high, analysts said Thursday.
One potential problem for China _ the world's third-largest consumer of oil _ is the country's lack of strategic reserves that would help cushion it against wild swings in prices.
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