China was the top global investor in clean energy investments, seen by the Chinese government's record investment of $44b in overseas low-carbon energy projects in 2017 and $32b in 2016. Yet financing for clean energy exists in tension with the country's fossil fuel investments, including mining, drilling, and power generation. Coal plants in particular remain a large investment for China, with recent studies identifying it as one of the top flinders of coal plants in the world. Chinese-led policy banks have financed nearly 60 completed and under construction coal-fired power plants across the globe since 2001, totalling over $40b in financing. From 2013 to 2016, the five biggest G20 coal plant financiers were located in China, totalling $15b in financing.
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