The Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline was completed on Oct 20, further diversifying China's sources of fuel from abroad and ensuring its energy security.

It is China's fourth strategic energy supply channel, adding to the Russia-China oil pipeline, the Central Asia gas pipeline and the sea lane through the Strait of Malacca.

The Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline will ease the nation's gas shortages during busy periods.

The 2,520-kilometer pipeline starts at Kyaukpyu on Myanmar's western coast, enters China at Ruili in Yunnan province and ends at Guigang in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. It will provide natural gas to the southwestern provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou.

The three provinces have not had access to a natural gas pipeline until now, relying instead on liquefied natural gas from Sichuan province.