Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind boom
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A power plant is seen from a train from Beijing to Shenyang in northwestern China on Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Wind turbines are seen from a train from Beijing to Shenyang in northwestern China on Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A power plant is seen near Shenyang in northwestern China's Liaoning province on Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)FILE - Tibetan sheep graze at a solar farm in Hainan prefecture of western China's Qinghai province on July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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A power plant is seen from a train from Beijing to Shenyang in northwestern China on Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)