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2020-12-21 China-Japan-Koreas

China Suffering Mass Blackouts Following Aussie Coal Embargo

Karma, bitches
[WUWT] Millions of Chinese residents have been left without heating in the middle of winter as cities ration electricity amid a blockade on Australian coal.

Australia provided 57 per cent of China‘s thermal coal imports in 2019, which is used to generate electricity in power stations.

But last month, Beijing blocked Australian coal imports, which has resulted in 80 ships carrying more than $1.1billion in blacklisted cargo being stranded off the Chinese coast.

Chinese coal prices were 500 yuan ($100) last month but increased 760 yuan ($153) per tonne on Wednesday, which has now resulted in restrictions on power use for millions of residents, according to South China Morning Post.

Some 57 million people live in Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, on China's east coast, and have been besieged by power shortages resulting in electricity being shut off.

The Zhejiang provincial government has now ordered offices to only use heating when the temperature drops below 3C and restaurant to only use air conditioning for diners, rather than staff, in the city of Wenzhou from December 11 to 20.

Small to medium sized factories have reportedly been ordered to halt production for one to two days after operating for two days between December 13 and 30.

Posted by Frank G 2020-12-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 Going green the California way.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-12-20 13:50|| 2020-12-20 13:50|| Front Page Top

#2 China sent a gift to Southern Australia in the form of a biological. India as well in Southern India with 200 admitted with unknown infection. You stand against China they respond. It is my understanding that since Vietnam Biological agents have been on the mind of Asian's. Just ship out on cargo. Not likely entire cargo would be treated for Biological agents. Even crews.

Posted by Dale 2020-12-21 03:47|| 2020-12-21 03:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Just my opinion. New Virus is much more contagious. On and on it goes. The new age of globalism.

Posted by Dale 2020-12-21 03:50|| 2020-12-21 03:50|| Front Page Top

#4
Learn something every day...

CHINA IS
4th in the world for Coal Reserves
#1 in Coal Production in the world
#1 in Coal Consumption in the world
It STILL has a Yearly Deficit of 611,766,418 short tons. Which in some cases exceeds the use 51 of the 130 Coal using countries. In some case 5 to 10 combined.

WONDERING OUT LOUD
With China's recent massive military build-up and strategic toe holds in South & Central America, Africa & around the Pacific for natural resources and growing land?
I wonder what their end game is?

Because I also see China’s population has exceeded its ability produce enough food items and has been steadily relying on imports the last 11+ years to feed its population.

China was already the world’s largest importer of soybeans and meats. Now it is in the top 3 as a importer of dairy, wine, and other food products and beverages.

Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-21 08:41|| 2020-12-21 08:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Mass Blackouts Following Aussie Coal Embargo

The Law of Unintended Consequences is still in effect.

Gotta wonder just how subjugated those "millions of Chinese residents" are and how they'll respond.

Posted by Mercutio 2020-12-21 09:32|| 2020-12-21 09:32|| Front Page Top

#6 The U.S. is a net exporter of coal (EIA):

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/imports-and-exports.php

Where does it go?:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2018/10/07/the-u-s-coal-export-boom-to-china/?sh=6f995e5a3454

Posted by JohnQC 2020-12-21 11:45|| 2020-12-21 11:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Confucius say, "Shortfall of coal?
Solution: Dig belly deep hole!
Not using? We bollow
Till Meiguo all hollow.
So solly fo blaking you lice bowl!"

Posted by Count Galeazzo Glomp3810 2020-12-21 20:38|| 2020-12-21 20:38|| Front Page Top

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