China bans Australian coal “gets it” in many provinces

The diplomatic conflict between Australia and China has continued to escalate recently. Australia has not only taken the lead in calling for international investigations into the origin of the Wuhan pneumonia virus, but has also clearly expressed its condemnation on issues such as Xinjiang and Hong Kong. China has launched retaliatory measures in the trade area and imposed tariff sanctions on several Australian products. And I even blocked coal imports from Australia. He did not expect China’s move to hurt itself, causing many of China’s coal industries to suffer. On the other hand, the energy restriction order issued to save coal has also worried people.

According to a report in the English version of the Chinese state media Global Times, the China National Development and Reform Commission has notified 10 Chinese power companies that they can buy coal from various countries without regulations, but excluding Australia. Although the news has not been officially confirmed, many industries in China have taken the lead in saving coal. Yiwu, Jinhua, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Hunan, Changsha, Jiangxi and other places have successively issued “orderly use of electricity” notices, resulting in the suspension of production of small enterprises and small workshops in Yiwu. The Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission has also ordered traffic lights and traffic lights at night. The street lights are out.

According to a report by Radio Free Asia, China blocked Australian coal, but issued electricity restriction orders to save coal. For example, in Yiwu, Zhejiang, some Chinese netizens said that small businesses and small factories could not produce due to power outages, and there were reports from residents. , The internal temperature must be below 3 ° C to turn on the heating, even heating is a problem. Also, in some cities in Zhejiang and Hunan, traffic lights close in the second half of the night. Many Chinese netizens hope that the government will simply open up Australian coal imports. They complained: “Anyway, the sanctions are irrelevant to Australia.” Coal cargo ships cannot clear customs. On the one hand, many areas lack coal and electricity is cut off. “

A netizen living in Yiwu said on Weibo Po: “Starting a few days ago, in response to the higher-level dual power control (control of total power consumption and intensity of power consumption) and carbon reduction requirements, Yiwu has started large-scale power outages. Imagine a so-called global factory that fell into silence and darkness after winter night? Some factories use electricity at different peaks. Suppliers cannot deliver products on time. street lights go out early. Yesterday, I walked the park path after work. The premature darkness made people uncomfortable, and the lady walking in front obviously picked up her pace. I can appreciate her anxiety. “

The report also mentioned that a retired academic from the Beijing Iron and Steel Research Institute analyzed that Chinese companies are in high demand for primary coking coal and coal for power generation in Australia and Canada. In the first five and ten years, China’s power generation was in surplus. I do not know why. Suddenly it becomes power failure. He believes that Australia’s best countermeasure against China is iron ore. If this weapon is actually used, all Chinese steel companies will be forced to suspend production immediately.

The diplomatic conflict between Australia and China has continued to escalate recently. Australia has not only taken the lead in calling for international investigations into the origin of the Wuhan pneumonia virus, but has also clearly expressed its condemnation on issues such as Xinjiang and Hong Kong. China has launched retaliatory measures in the trade area and imposed tariff sanctions on several Australian products. It even banned coal imports from Australia. He did not expect China’s move to hurt itself, causing many of China’s coal industries to suffer. On the other hand, the energy restriction order issued to save coal has also worried people.

According to a report by Radio Free Asia, China blocked Australian coal, but issued electricity restriction orders to save coal. For example, in Yiwu, Zhejiang, some Chinese netizens said that small businesses and small factories could not produce due to power outages, and there were reports from residents. , The internal temperature must be below 3 ° C to turn on the heating, even heating is a problem. Also, in some cities in Zhejiang and Hunan, traffic lights are closed in the second half of the night. Some netizens hope that the government will simply open imports of Australian coal. They have complained: “Anyway, this sanction is irrelevant for Australia”. Cargo ships cannot go through customs. For one thing, many areas lack coal and power outages are required.