But the stats you linked show US consumption of circa 100 million tonnes per annum. The article shows Chinese consumption at about 2100 million tonnes per annum

But the stats you linked show US consumption of circa 100 million tonnes per annum. The article shows Chinese consumption at about 2100 million tonnes per annum. So: the US did not "do the same in the last 5 years", and with China currently using cement at ~20 times the rate US is, the claim is very believable.