Yes, China imports most of its oil, and most of its imports are from the Middle East. As your own reply alludes, electrification was clearly strategic move to

Yes, China imports most of its oil, and most of its imports are from the Middle East. As your own reply alludes, electrification was clearly strategic move to reduce their risk in a scenario such as where we find ourselves today. However, there are things that you can do with petroleum you can never do with batteries e.g. lubricants, asphalt, plastics, cosmetics, jet fuel, etc.