China became a net importer of thermal coal this year.

今年中国成为热煤净进口国。

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China was a net importer of oil products for the first time.

中国首次成为了石油产品的净进口国。

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Although Iran is a net exporter of oil, it is a net importer of refined products.

尽管伊朗是个石油净出口国，但它也是精炼石油产品的净进口国。

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In 2006, Britain became a net importer of oil for the first time in decades.

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China is the world's third-largest net importer of oil, behind the U.S. and Japan.

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Since 2007 the country has been a net importer of food, after decades of self-sufficiency.

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