摘要
"Energy independence" has been an age-old dream of the U.S.administration,and recently reemerged as a hot topic in the United States.The current decline of U.S. dependence on foreign energy is mainly caused by its economic downturn rather than genuine energy independence.Actually the U.S.still needs to import large quantities of crude oil in a rather long time.
＂Energy independence＂ has been an age-old dream of the U.S. administration, and recently reemerged as a hot topic in the United States with the welcome news of the shale gas revolution and its net exports of oil products. However, the current decline of U.S. dependence on foreign energy is mainly caused by its economic downturn rather than genuine energy independence. In fact, the U.S. still needs to import large quantities of crude oil. The ＂Energy independence＂ issue is to some extent an observation window of the United States, from which we can see the American public＇ s mentality and the rise of U.S. protectionism and isolationism in line with the relative decline of U.S. comprehensive strength.
