However, China cannot keep its promises to the global community if it continues to finance coal projects globally. Not only does China’s support for coal plants in the Western Balkans contradict global climate imperatives, but as the Tuzla 7 case illustrates below, individual plants are in conflict with EU legislation on procurement, State aid and environment as well. This contravenes China’s commitment to, and support for the UN’s 2018 recommendation to China that all infrastructure projects outside its territory should be in line with applicable national and international law.
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