Gravitas: Why factories in China are shutting down

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1. @Michael We’re havin’ a heat wave

   1933. Sung by Ethel Waters from

   Thousands Cheer

   musical by Irving Berlin. 1933.

   https://youtu.be/U5PpCCfhBhY

2. This is BS:

   “We have to face the fact that similar heatwaves will occur frequently in the future … it will become a new normal,” Chen said.

   (Chen knows NOTHING about any “new normals”. If he did, he would have prepared properly for the current drought)

   This is real:

   However, the immediate impact on electricity supplies has put pressure on Beijing’s climate change commitments. Last week the vice-premier Han Zheng said the government would step up support for coal-fired power production.

   (from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/china-drought-causes-yangtze-river-to-dry-up-sparking-shortage-of-hydropower )

   The Chinese government is quick to blame “climate change” for its problems, and quick to ignore the same in looking for real solutions. In this respect, they are wiser than the US; but they will fail anyway

   Chairman Xi’s coronation is only a couple months away. You can bet that MANY HEADS WILL ROLL between now and then, in search of scapegoats.