ICYMI – Officials in China’s Guangdong province get go-ahead to clear coal from Australia

The background to this is that Chinese authorities are reviewing the Australian coal ban, which has been in place since 2020 Chinese coal imports are once again permitted, Chinese media reported. The Global Times reported that Chinese companies have placed a large order for Australian coal. From the Wall Street Journal: Chinese companies have resumed importing Australian coal. It was established in 2017 that China effectively ended a two-year coal export boycott. Australian coal exports have been a focal point of a diplomatic stand-off with China since 2015. In May, the country’s national planning agency gave approval to a group of large state-owned companies to import Australian coal again. On take-your-coal-to-work day in 2017, Australia’s former Prime Minister made headlines for taking his coal to work.