China Faces Power Shortages Amid Bans on Australian Coal

China Faces Power Shortages Amid Bans on Australian Coal
Large coal stocks await loading for export at Port Waratah Coal Services on Newcastle, Australia, on April 12, 2007. Corey Davis/Getty Images
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The Chinese Communist Party’s ban on Australian coal may be backfiring after reports from China indicate power shortages are plaguing the Asian nation as it heads into the winter months.

Reports from China’s Twitter-like platform Weibo and The Australian have noted that seven provinces, including Shanghai, Hunan, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, and Inner Mongolia, have been told to limit their power usage after electricity rationing was introduced.
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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