(perhaps a bit off topic)
my point was more that they are not being eco, they are pragmati
They are still punishing Australia in some areas. But they will make and burn coal to keep the home fires burning. That article says (coz I doubt many of you subscribe) that China will increase coal production by about the same amount as Aussie mines produce annually. INCREASE !! They say tens but its actually 100 so that is ten tens lol
Chinese coalmines have been *ordered to increase production by tens of millions of tonnes before the end of the year as President Xi Jinping prioritises a power crisis over reducing Beijing’s dependence on fossil fuels.