It's been true for a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China#/media/File:China-energy-consumption-by-source.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co

It's been true for a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China#/media/File:China-energy-consumption-by-source.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China#/media/File:Chin... Why are you surprised? China in particular has enormous reserves of coal (or at least, reportedly). How do you think all of that cheap but energy-intensive stuff we buy from China gets made?