yep, and a lot of that has to do with starting in the 2008-2009 global economic crisis and (still continuing) stimulating their way (and arguably by secondary e

yep, and a lot of that has to do with starting in the 2008-2009 global economic crisis and (still continuing) stimulating their way (and arguably by secondary effect our way) out of it by consuming huge amounts of steel and concrete https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/worldbusiness/15iht-g7.4.20200268.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/worldbusiness/15... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_economic_stimulus_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_economic_stimulus_prog... http://www.globalcement.com/magazine/articles/1054-global-cement-top-100-report-2017-2018 http://www.globalcement.com/magazine/articles/1054-global-ce... https://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-10-17/slowing-china-steel-consumption-stymies-global-demand-growth-101157487.html https://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-10-17/slowing-china-steel-... https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/energy_watch/chinas-economic-stimulus-spurs-climate-costs-01072019105749.html https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/energy_watch/chinas... [edit] formatting