China's coal order from Australia is a sign of easing bilateral tensions

The Chinese side has ordered a shipment of coal from Australia, which is a sign that tensions between the countries are easing, according to the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

According to the publication, we are talking about buying coking coal, a key component of China's steel production, which is more difficult to replace in production compared to thermal coal.

China has ordered 80 tons of coking coal from the Moranbah North mine in Queensland. Coal should be in China in late February or early March, according to a Chinese publication. According to the publication, the Chinese received this coal at a price of $000 per ton.

In January, the Chinese also ordered thermal coal from Australia, which is used to generate electricity. However, only when these shipments of coal actually end up in China will it be possible to say that relations between the countries have begun to thaw, the South China Morning Post notes.

The publication recalls that the latest order for 80 tons is a small batch compared to the volume of coking coal that China previously purchased from Australia on a monthly basis - 000-2 million tons.

China, the world's largest producer and consumer of coal, has not imported Australian coal since late 2020 amid diplomatic conflict that intensified after Canberra called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus in early 2020 without consulting Beijing.

Comments

[I dare to_notice_]

Ага.
China has nothing to drown.
That's the whole sign.

[Lionnvrsk]

the Chinese received this coal at a price of $325 per ton.

Is our coking coal more expensive? Or the quality is not very good? It seems that in terms of logistics, from Altai, for example, it would be cheaper to transport.

[rocket757]

Transporting a significant / necessary amount of cargo by Russian Railways, and even at affordable prices, is another quest!
Probably difficult, if not impossible at all.
RZD, however...

[The black]

China has an illegal rule, according to which the share of one supplier in the supply of energy resources should not exceed 10-12%. 15 - urgently need to take action. And at the moment, Australia turned out to be the most convenient option. By the way, until 2020, the Chinese bought a certain amount of coal from the Australians. (then embargo was introduced due to straining). Regarding deliveries from the Russian Federation, coal goes to China, but, unfortunately, the logistics are very lame and do not allow to increase the volume of deliveries

[Petr_Koldunov]

Quote: rocket757

Transporting a significant / necessary amount of cargo by Russian Railways, and even at affordable prices, is another quest!
Probably difficult, if not impossible at all.

There, beyond the Urals, all coal transportation is practically monopolized by SUEK. When you call in beyond the Urals, you see that out of 10 oncoming freight cars - 5-6 are Suek. In general, a sort of West India company within Siberia
And for SUEK there is an awesome priority everywhere. So I think that if you wish, everything would be organized ...

[rocket757]

Maybe yes, maybe not ... and at what price?
However, coal supplies are still going on, so for China this is one of the options ...

[avg]

The volume of our exports to China and, in general, to Asian countries has grown so much that neither Russian Railways nor the ports can cope, plus the harsh winter adds to the difficulties. Therefore, deals with the Australians are still one-time and small, China does not forget about AUKUS, especially looking at NATO's activity in Ukraine, and Australia will also remind you of this.

[smart ass]

One question is why not in Russia?!

[rotmistr60]

Tensions are easing between countries

Or maybe just commercial interests for a while exceeded the political component, and then how will it go? Yes, and 80 tons of coking coal against 000-2 million tons per month before that is a drop in the ocean. Therefore, expectations may be premature.

[rocket757]

China's coal order from Australia is a sign of easing bilateral tensions

. Tobacco, maybe vrz, but with a corner everything is more complicated ... this is not "pampering", a necessity.
In general, their affairs will be sorted out by themselves.

[fiv]

To draw global conclusions from a one-time purchase, and even try to analyze the policy of the PRC on this material, is a thankless task, you can hit the sky with your finger. However, it is possible and necessary to ask partners - what is the problem, why don't you take it from us?

[Vladimir Postnikov]

The Chinese side has ordered a shipment of coal from Australia, which is a sign that tensions between the countries are easing, according to the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

A Chinese newspaper can write whatever it wants. China needs coal. Trade is not a reliable indicator. Look, Russia has very tense relations with Europe, and trade continues very perky. With antics, with grimaces, but continues.

[Fizik13]

Politics is politics, but electricity is needed, cheap and more.

[Dkuznecov]

I would say - a sign of tension in relations with the Russian Federation.
Apparently, our coal did not come to the yard.

[igorbrsv]

We cannot increase deliveries due to rail capacity.

[alexey_444]

Just like we trade with NATO, China buys coal as needed, now the economy is recovering from the pandemic and our coal is no longer enough, if there was a fleet, it would be possible to supply it from the European part of the country, otherwise the railway is overloaded.

[Petr_Koldunov]

Question - what for? Ocean logistics, insane prices for transportation, loading / unloading ...
And this despite the fact that Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, KATEK are five to ten hours from the Chinese border along the railway ... damn it, just a coal empire!
Do the Chinese fundamentally not want to buy cheap coal from the Russians? Wouldn't it be better if they dragged coal carriers from Adelaide for weeks, and then unloaded them in ports for days, and then by rail? But if only not the Russians?

[Skeptic3]

Coal from the Russian Federation is not cheap.
Sea transport is the cheapest and most load-bearing among all modes of transport.

[miner]

Judging by the population settlement map in China, the bulk lives on the south coast. Apparently there is also the main need for energy. It is easier to deliver coal there by sea from Australia than from Russia by train. And in the north of China, which borders on us, there are their main coal deposits. Plus, they are also imported from Mongolia.
And yes, on the scale of China's coal production, 4 billion tons per year, Kuzbass does not pull on an empire.

[evgen1221]

Oh, how nice it is to replace causes with effects in their media, and it’s so sweet to hear mantras. The Chinese need a lot of coal, and much and quickly can only be by sea, especially since the acceptance terminals have long been rebuilt. But by rail from the Russian Federation to the DPRK, there is not so much and you can quickly bring it. And yes, of course, of course, the Australians know better upside down.

[Pavel_Sveshnikov]

It makes no sense to be offended by the stupid statement of the Australians when the whole world already knows that the Americans threw the coronavirus into China. American virologists have long admitted that the topic of their research was to increase the pathogenicity of coronaviruses. And recently, German scientists dug up traces of artificial embedding of chains in the DNA of the coronavirus. And if we remember that the virus appeared immediately after the start of the economic war by the states, forgiving China, then we get a completely complete picture with the answer to the questions: Who benefits? Who had the opportunity? Where did the virus come from?

[Skeptic3]

Everything is about the angle, and the bald one is about the comb)))
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