Number of coal plants is irrelevant. It's a misinformation. What matters is how much coal they do burn. Their coal plants have capacity factor under 50%. Chine

Number of coal plants is irrelevant. It's a misinformation. What matters is how much coal they do burn. Their coal plants have capacity factor under 50%. Chinese consumption of coal is roughly as ~10 years ago (82EJ vs 88EJ). That is what matters. Coal plants are going to balance the grid, just like in Germany.