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Beijing apos;s Australian Coal Blockade Plunges Dozen Cities Into Darkness

2021-05-29T07:06:43Z

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Beijing's blockade of Australian coal is backfiring, with a dozen cities forcing residents and office buildings to ration their electricity use. The politically-inflicted situation is so bad street lights have been turned off in the city of Yiwu in [/news/china/index.html China]'s eastern Zheijiang province as factories are down to part-time hours. In the coastal city of Wenzhou, local Chinese Communist Party authorities have demanded businesses refrain from heating their office unless temperatures are close to freezing. Southern China's Hunan Province is awash with reports on social media platform Weibo of workers in Changsha having to climb dozens of flights of stairs after elevators were shut down. Scroll down for video Beijing's blockade of Australian coal is backfiring with a dozen cities forcing residents and office buildings to ration their electricity use. Southern China's Hunan Province is awash with reports on social media platform Weibo of workers in Changsha (pictured) climbing dozens of flights of stairs after lifts were shut down 'I've never had so much trouble going to the office,' a Changsha-based office worker, who didn't wish to be named told the London-based [ ]. He was trapped in an elevator for 40 minutes last week because of a power shortage. Despite the widespread media reports, Zhao Chenxin, the secretary general of China's National Development and Reform Commission, denied household electricity consumption had been affected in the adjoining Hunan, Zheigiang or Jiangxi provinces. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-9061959/Sailor-stranded-500million-group-coal-ships-coast-China-five-MONTHS.html Sailor stranded on 'floating prison' coal ships off the... ] [/news/article-9063943/Chinas-trade-war-Australia-backfires-country-plagued-blackouts-cold-winter.html Beijing's trade war with Australia spectacularly backfires... ] [/news/article-9077739/Former-resources-minister-Matt-Canavan-says-Trade-Minister-Dan-Tehan-wont-fix-China-trade-tensions.html Why Australia CAN'T fix its trade tensions with China as... ] [/news/article-9074365/Treasurer-Josh-Frydenberg-announces-campaign-dob-foreigners-illegal-buying-Australian-property.html Foreigners who break the law to buy up Australian homes face... ] Share this article Share 3.6k shares 'In general, please believe that our ability to ensure stable energy supply is not a problem,' he told a media conference covered by Chinese state-run new wire service Xinhua on Monday. Former resources minister Matt Canavan weighed in, arguing Australia was better off trying to find other export markets instead of trying to repair relations with China's Communist Party regime. 'There are a lot of people out there who need to be fed, a lot of people who want to switch lights on,' he told Sky News on Tuesday. As of November, 66 vessels carrying Australian thermal coal have been prevented from unloading the cargo, data from finance news wire Bloomberg and commodity analytics group Kpler showed. 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. In one example, Gaurav Singh, a 29-year-old Indian navigation officer, left Hay Point in north Queensland on July 20 and arrived in northern China's Jintang Port on August 3. Cities in the Hunan, Jianggix and Zhejiang provinces have been plunged into darkness as a result of the Chinese Communist Party's blockage of Australian coal But when the MV Anastasia prepared to unload the cargo, Chinese officials told the crewmen they were not allowed to dock - or leave Mr Singh told Daily Mail Australia that after five long months caught in the middle of China's escalating trade assault - the crew of 18 were getting desperate. 'Mentally we are really struggling... one of our crew tried to commit suicide on board the ship. Everyone is growing very frustrated and angry.' 'We are getting punished for a crime that we have not committed. We are seeking every possible way out, but we are helpless.' Last year, before the global Covid pandemic, China bought $7billion worth of Australian thermal coal exports. Australia supplied China with 57 per cent of its thermal coal needs, with the Communist power being Australia's biggest trading partner and export market. As of November, 66 vessels carrying Australian thermal coal have been prevented from unloading the cargo, data from finance news wire Bloomberg and commodity analytics group Kpler showed. Pictured is the MV Anastasia banned from docking at China's Jintang Port since August 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. 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Sanqing Mountain National Park

2021-05-28T10:13:58Z

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Animals In A Chinese Zoo Starve To Death Due To Coronavirus Lockdown

2021-05-28T05:44:56Z

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Two hungry foxes have been captured on camera chomping on the carcass of an alpaca at a zoo in [/news/china/index.html China] after it was shut for weeks due to the [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus]. Hundreds of animals there were said to have starved to death after being left unattended during the lengthy closure. The zoo's staff said the owner had struggled to look after the animals due to a lack of profit after closing the business for over two months. Two foxes have been captured on camera chomping on the carcass of an alpaca as hundreds of animals stranded in a Chinese zoo 'starve to death' due to the coronavirus lockdown Recent footage shows the arctic foxes devouring the dead alpaca inside a filthy cage at the indoor zoo in Changsha, Hunan Province of central China. Over 200 animals - including rabbits, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] squirrels and guinea pigs - were reportedly trapped in the 'Animal Party Themed Park'. Staff members said some of them died from hunger during the lockdown and their carcasses were left unattended in the closed zoo. 'One of the alpacas literally starved to death because there wasn't enough food stored for them,' a former zookeeper told Pear Video. 'Animals were starting to eat each other.' The anonymous employee said her colleagues had to use their own money to feed the malnourished animals. 'A lot, a lot of them died. Some even died before the coronavirus,' she added. It came after the owner struggled to look after the animals due to a lack of profit after closing the business for over two months, the staff told the local press on Tuesday. The picture shows the empty cages in the zoo amid the coronavirus outbreak The zoo struggled with its business since it first opened in December last year, said a worker, known by his alias Li Ping. He said the financial difficulty was heightened after the themed park shut due to the coronavirus lockdown. The staff members discovered the dead animals when they recently returned to the closed zoo, hoping to find the owner who hadn't paid their salaries since January. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# 2] [# Next] [/health/article-8118911/Who-ask-help-coronavirus-symptoms-strike.html Who should you ask for help if coronavirus symptoms strike?... ] [/news/article-8155815/China-advises-doctors-use-medicine-wild-animal-parts-treat-coronavirus-patients.html China advises doctors to use medicine made from wild animal... ] [/news/article-8152077/Chinese-city-proposes-law-penalise-residents-abuse-abandon-dogs.html Chinese city proposes law to penalise residents who abuse or... ] [/news/article-8134057/Beijings-expert-suggests-got-strain-coronavirus-China.html Beijing doctor suggests the US knew about coronavirus BEFORE... ] [/news/article-8158471/Sixty-seven-patients-died-amid-toxic-feud-NHS-heart-unit-report-finds.html Sixty-seven patients died amid 'toxic' feud at NHS heart... ] Share this article Share 10k shares The staff members discovered the dead animals when they recently returned to the closed zoo, hoping to find the owner who hadn't paid their salaries since January. Visitors are seen taking selfies at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Wednesday The zoo manager, known by his surname Wu, claimed that the animals died because 'they weren't used to the local weather.' He denied the lack of food for the animals and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] told the press that most of them were transferred to a local animal farm in early February. Mr Wu said that the management would deal with the carcasses and remove any live animals still trapped in the zoo. Zookeepers are pictured feeding two giraffes in Cumiana during Italy's coronavirus lockdown The news comes as the novel coronavirus has infected over 531,000 people and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] the death toll has risen to 23,956. US has overtaken China today with 81,782 confirmed cases, more than any other country in the world. Prime Minister Boris [http://search.about.com/?q=Johnson%20confirmed Johnson confirmed] today that he tested positive for the deadly disease, which has infected over 11,000 people in the UK and 578 deaths. data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: [ Pear Video] DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

Millions Facing Winter Power Shortages In China As Coal Supply...

2021-05-28T04:24:33Z

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China's rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic has been driven by energy intensive industries such as construction, heaping pressure on the power grid and coal supplies Tens of millions across China are facing power shortages in below-freezing winter temperatures, as three provinces impose curbs on electricity use due to surging demand and a squeezed coal supply. Residents, factories and businesses in Hunan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have been ordered to ration electricity with some areas citing a shortfall in coal supplies, according to local media reports and government notices. China's rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic has been driven by energy intensive industries such as construction, heaping pressure on the power grid and coal supplies, said Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Earlier this month, Hunan authorities ordered all [https://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=billboards billboards] and outdoor lighting on buildings to power off for long periods each day and a temperature cap on indoor heating at entertainment venues. Hunan faces a shortfall of 3-4 million kilowatts of electricity this winter, local officials admitted last week, as demand soars due to unusually cold weather that will hit as low as -10 degrees Celsius. Office workers in provincial capital Changsha complained on social media about being forced to climb dozens of flights of stairs and freezing indoor temperatures as a result of frequent power outages. "My office heating has already been stopped, and there were blackouts on December 1, 3 and 5. Temperatures will drop to minus 8 degrees around New Year's Day, will I freeze to death in Hunan?" one Weibo user wrote last week. Meanwhile in Zhejiang province, factories in the manufacturing hub of Yiwu have been told to stop operations and streetlights have been turned off at night as part of an emissions-saving drive by the local government, according to media reports and photos circulated on Weibo. - Supply 'largely stable' - China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), on Monday sought to reassure the public by saying the electricity supply is "largely stable", [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour viên gia giới] and pledged to increase generation capacity and coal procurement. The power crisis points to the challenges fast-growing China faces in balancing the needs of its vast population with strict carbon emissions targets promised by its leadership. China -- by far the world's biggest consumer of coal -- is pivoting to renewable energy sources to meet a pledge to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Speculation has swirled online that the power shortages may be self-inflicted wound as a result of China's embargo of Australian coal, which has left ships stranded at ports, unable to offload large quantities of coal. However, Australian coal only made up about three per cent of last year's total coal imports of 265 million tonnes, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. "The Aussie ban only had little impact on China's thermal coal supply," said Yan Qin, carbon analyst at financial data service Refinitiv. "But China-Australia tensions have caused significant worries in the commodities markets, driving up domestic coal prices."

Solo Lunches And Masks: Chinese Returning To Work Grapple With...

2021-05-28T02:00:10Z

ThorstenDaulton: Created page with " By Sophie Yu, Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Chinese government employee Jin Yang returned to work in Beijing this week to find his..."

By Sophie Yu, Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Chinese government employee Jin Yang returned to work in Beijing this week to find his usual workplace rules upended as China battles a coronavirus epidemic. His office has banned the practice of eating lunch in its canteen with colleagues, in favour of boxed meals, packaged in house and eaten at desks, he said. "It's anything but normal," the 28-year-old told [https://www.rewards-insiders.marriott.com/search.jspa?q=Reuters Reuters]. Meetings are held online, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] instead of in person. Employees must wear masks all day and report their temperatures twice a day. Jin is one of millions of workers who began streaming back this week from Lunar New Year [http://www.recruitingblogs.com/main/search/search?q=holidays%20extended holidays extended] by 10 days in China's struggle to rein in the virus, which has killed 1,380 people and infected nearly 64,000. But streets and subways are largely deserted in major cities such as Beijing, the capital, and the business hub of Shanghai, with many shops and restaurants empty or shut, while lots of office employees work from home. As many places still enforce containment measures, companies are adopting rules to prevent infection and banish employees' fears of catching it, such as keeping them as widely separated as possible. Not all companies have resumed work. Many that have are asking employees returning from trips overseas or other provinces to quarantine themselves at home for up to 14 days. A manager at one foreign multinational said staff were concerned, particularly after China's tough step in locking down Wuhan, the central city of 11 million people where the outbreak began. "They want no contact," said the manager, who sought anonymity as she was not authorised to speak to media. "Some want people to sit with empty chairs between them at meetings, toilet visits to be assigned at staggered times, and no sharing of the water dispenser," she added, listing the precautions staff want followed. Chinese media have posted photographs of office canteens where plastic sheets and wooden boards divide up tables to form segregated dining cubicles. An industrial zone in the central city of Changsha has started using unmanned robots to deliver meals, the state-run People's Daily newspaper said. Automaker GAC, which has joint ventures with Toyota and Honda, said no more than half its employees are allowed to work each day at its headquarters in the southern city of Guangzhou, with lunchtimes divided into four slots of 15 minutes each. It also rearranged its canteen, and shifted tables to an outdoor terrace, with each spaced 2 metres (7 ft) apart. It has also swapped its previous buffet service for a menu of pre-arranged options. E-commerce firm Pinduoduo said its employees must complete a daily health-check form. It disinfects offices at least twice a day, and provides meals for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn] everyone to minimize exposure. On the Weibo messaging app, the term "hardcore armour for returning to work" has drawn 140 million views, with users sharing safety tips, using videos and pictures. Some images showed people wearing motorcycle helmets at their desks with others in costumes similar to space suits travelling on public transport and some in homemade protective gear fashioned from plastic bottles. (Reporting by Sophie Yu, Yilei Sun, and Brenda Goh; Additional reporting by Beijing and Shanghai Newsrooms Editing by Tony Munroe)

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2021-05-28T02:00:02Z

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