The purpose of this paper is to analyze energy transformation in China. An important point of view discusses energy conversion in relation to "technology and social system". So, first of all, I would like to discuss the theoretical framework and perspectives on "technology - social relations" in the first half of this paper, chapter 1 and chapter 2. In the second half of this paper, Chapter 3discusses the influence of China's energy supply and demand etc. on the entire energy system.
The theoretical issue lies in not fully capturing the difference in technical characteristics such as photovoltaic power generation technology and coal-fired power generation technology. In other words, for the purpose of electricity production like solar power generation, it is a technology that is not different from coal-fired power generation, but its qualitative facts are very different. And, the difference in this technical characteristic is characterized by a significant change in meaning contents and value in social context.
The social context pointed out here is, in other words, influenced by cultural differences, so it can be said that this cultural difference ultimately is also a difference between climate culture and religious norms and Ethos. A distinctive cultural difference is a difference that exists in European countries and East Asia, and this base layer may be a difference of religious view (monotheism / polytheism) and a difference of nature view and cosmic view like that.
