For years, the increase in the number of Chinese coal-fired power stations has been criticised. Now environmental groups say China is also backing dozens of coal projects far beyond its borders.

China, the world’s biggest coal consumer, extended its lead in imports over No. 2 buyer India last year to the widest since at least 2013, customs data shows, cementing its hold on global coal ...

Coal imports for the year totalled 542.7 million metric tons, according to China's General Administration of Customs, up from 474.42 million tons in 2023. "The increase in China's coal imports in ...