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China has increased domestic coal levels by approving a swathe of new mines.

Boost in Chinese coal raises hopes of end to Australian import curbs

China's boosting of its domestic thermal coal mining has raised hopes its unofficial restrictions on Australian imports may soon lift.

  • Cole Latimer

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Australian coal imports are waiting up to two months to pass Chinese customs clearance, compared to coal from Indonesia.

Chinese firms lift Australian coal orders, as curbs tipped to end

Chinese private power companies have started to buy contracts for Australian thermal coal, which could signal an end to China's import restrictions that have sent prices plummeting.

  • Cole Latimer and Kirsty Needham
High quality: Chinese workers taking samples of imported Australian coal at a port in Rizhao.

China's coal industry lashes Australia for 'irresponsible comments'

A Chinese coal industry official has criticised Australia for biting the hand that feeds at a coal conference in Beijing, a rare public acknowledgement that diplomatic tensions could be the cause of slowing trade.

  • Kirsty Needham
High quality: Chinese workers taking samples of imported Australian coal at a port in Rizhao.

Aussie coal's a bargain, but find buyers brave enough to test China

It's high quality and the price is cheap, but the risk may be too great for buyers looking for a quick profit.

  • Ben Sharples and Jasmine Ng
China has reportedly slowed down imports of Australian coal through Dalian port.

Fears the United States could displace Australian coal in China

China is likely to significantly increase imports of American coal from West Virginia, Donald Trump’s heartland, if it strikes a trade deal next month.

  • Kirsty Needham
Inspection and quarantine workers take samples of imported coal at a port in Rizhao in eastern China's Shandong province in 2010.

Australian coal in the firing line of Chinese 'environmental' crackdown

With the Chinese government strictly controlling supply, Mongolian coal is also in the firing line, with a big shipment recently rejected.

  • Kirsty Needham
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Chinese workers taking samples of imported coal at a port in Rizhao. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said he has no reason to believe China is banning Australian coal.

Coal confusion: China denies any Australian coal 'ban'

The Australian government is searching for answers, but believe it has nothing to do with recent political tension over hacking and the 5G network.

  • David Wroe, Kirsty Needham and Eryk Bagshaw
The Chinese Port of Dalian has placed heavy restrictions on and potentially banned Australian coal for an unknown period.

Miners may struggle to find buyers in the face of Chinese coal crunch

Ongoing uncertainty around China's decision to restrict Australian coal entering the Port of Dalian has raised concerns that BHP, Glencore and Peabody Energy may have to scramble to find buyers for any unwanted coal.

  • Cole Latimer and Yan Zhuang
Coal imports from Australia through China's Dalian port have reportedly been banned, or at least slowed.

Local factors, not bad blood, could be to blame for China's coal 'ban'

It might just be that Chinese authorities want to give the local, dirtier, coal industry a leg-up in tough economic times.

  • Kirsty Needham
Piles of coal sit near port facilities as gantry cranes stand in the background at the Qinhuangdao Port.

China confirms ban of Australian coal imports

Customs at China's northern port of Dalian has banned imports of Australian, an official at Dalian Port Group has told Reuters.

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