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Almost two dozen Chinese cities forced to ration electricity after Australian coal ban

Two dozen cities across China’s industrial heartland are rationing electricity.

Homes and businesses are having to cope with shutdowns and extreme heat.

And politically-motivated bans on Australian coal are to blame.

Things are a bit uncertain in Guangdong province.

Summer has come early. Temperatures are soaring. And so are tempers.

Meanwhile, business is booming. But factories face forced closures as pent-up consumer demand is unleashed by the end of pandemic lockdowns.

The problem: sufficient supplies of electricity.

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