With oil firmly over $120 a barrel this week, Beijing responded by raising motor fuel prices on Thursday, the second time it has done so this year, writes Leslie Hook.
More significant than the rises, however, is their restraint. The threat of inflation is such that Beijing has kept motor fuels much cheaper than the basket of international crude oils it uses as its reference.
Prices are up roughly 5 per cent at filling stations across the country.
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