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China Wants to Buy 100 Million Metric Tons of Coal from Russia
2022-02-21
[Breitbart] This figure has increased by eight percentage points since 2010, according to the Russian state-owned news agency.

China is suffering from a massive coal shortage that has pressed Beijing to ramp up imports of the fuel from foreign countries, especially Russia, over the past year.

“China imported about 3.7 million tons of thermal coal from Russia in September [2021],” the Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) reported in October 2021. “That’s up 28% from August [2021] and more than 230% higher than a year ago.”
Posted by:Skidmark

#15  ^ sub(human) variety of vituperous
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-02-21 14:56  

#14  
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-02-21 14:40  

#13  Subvariety of bituminous. Sorry.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-02-21 14:19  

#12  Metalurgical coal is a specific subvariety of anthracite. Coking coal.

Aren't the Chinese probably recovering steel from the demolition of buildings in the ghost cities? Maybe not. They might actually do the analysis and decide it's cheaper to create more new steel than recycle used. I have no idea.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-02-21 14:17  

#11  You need good quality coal such as anthracite for best quality steel production. China had shut of Australia for a time for siding for Wuhan investigation.
Posted by: Dale   2022-02-21 14:12  

#10  Please elaborate on that one...

What are the types of coal?

Posted by: Skidmark   2022-02-21 12:03  

#9  Why haven't we heard the other shoe being dropped by the Biden administration, sending home Russian Diplomat #2 in a 'Tit for Tat'?

He sent Kamala instead.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-02-21 11:59  

#8  Australian coal was the best but they shot themselves in the foot on that one.

Please elaborate on that one...
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2022-02-21 09:29  

#7  The Greta dog that didn't bark. (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-02-21 06:55  

#6  Who else is in the market for Oz's coal?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-02-21 04:01  

#5  India and Russia have poorest grade of coal to burn. China's upgraded coal fired plants do very poorly with those sources. Australian coal was the best but they shot themselves in the foot on that one.
Posted by: Dale   2022-02-21 03:55  

#4  All of this is a well orchestrated and pre synchronized coordination between Russia and China. The Russians have waited until the closing of the Olympics to make their move. China will back and shore up the Russian economy after the "first Boot" cross the line in Ukraine. China will directly threaten Taiwan and Australia first . Why haven't we heard the other shoe being dropped by the Biden administration, sending home Russian Diplomat #2 in a 'Tit for Tat'? The US will lose this game of 'chicken' with China unless they pull every dollar out of China for every 'dollar' China sends into Russia to break the NATO AND EU sanctions.
Posted by: Waldemar Gromorong9327   2022-02-21 03:25  

#3  OTOH, it's been pointed out by many that gerbil worming is a scam- "I'll believe it's a crisis when they all start acting like it's a crisis."
OTOH, you really don't hear much about this from China lovers like Tom Freidman or Joostin Turdo. I guess that means they are OK with it, eh?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-02-21 02:14  

#2  Russian markets getting ready to soar...
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-02-21 00:45  

#1  Russia! COAL!
Gerbil wormist heads explode. HOW DARE YOU!!
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-02-21 00:38  

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