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Yes... but how many new coal power stations have been commissioned?
China has an actual concrete plan that they're implementing to transition off fossils, you can read all about it here if you actually care
Behold my blog spam expounding the virtues of kitten farts as the fuel of the future.
Both those articles were written prior to 2022, during which china approved 106GW of new coal power plants.
Once you actually read the articles you'll see that China's coal use is in fact in line with the goal. Meanwhile, renewable and nuclear capacity in China is growing at breakneck speed while the rest of the world is doing jack shit. Anybody claiming that China isn't doing their part is deeply intellectually dishonest.
and some further reading for you on what's been happening in 2023 https://nitter.net/KyleTrainEmoji/status/1680243524124516352