China's Xinjiang Coal Replaces Middle East Oil Amid Global Supply Disruptions
China is increasingly using coal from Xinjiang to replace Middle Eastern oil amidst global supply chain issues caused by the war in Iran. This shift leverages China's coal-chemical sector to mitigate oil shocks.
As the war in Iran disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, Chinaโs coal-heavy energy sector is seizing an unprecedented opportunity. Dannie Peng visited the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in northern Xinjiang โ one of Chinaโs four major bases for large-scale, modern coal-chemical production. In the second of a two-part series, she discovers how China is leveraging coal chemicals to offset oil shocks. It is late April, and northern Xinjiang is already gripped by scorching heat. Salt flats.....