China, India seek cooperation in global oil quest

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit India this week with the race between the world’s two most populous nations to secure the energy they need to fuel their growing economies likely to be on the agenda.

With rapidly growing oil demand and increasing dependence on imports ¡ª last year over 40 percent of China’s crude and some 70 percent of India’s came from abroad ¡ª the two countries have more than just their rivalry in common.