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Life with no power: Why some major cities in China are having to ration electricity

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Tens of millions of residents in parts of China have had to live without electricity as authorities struggle to cope with a power supply crisis. Since mid-August, 16 of China’s 31 provincial-level jurisdictions have rolled out electricity-rationing measures, triggering widespread alarm among much of the population and plunging the country’s industrial sector into chaos. Shenyang, the capital of northeastern Liaoning province, is among the cities rationing power. Some residents spoke to the Post about the risks of having to live with no electricity, especially after dark.

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