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the paralyzing snowstorms that caused many parts of
China to run short on coal, the Ministry of Transportations requisitioned
bulk carriers from China Shipping Group and COS-
CO and pressed them into service hauling coal to help replenish
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118. Unless otherwise specified, data for this and the previous
two paragraphs are from 虞章才 (Yu Zhangcai), “生命线在大
洋上延伸—海军探索 ‘岸舰一体’ 政治工作新模式纪实” (“Lifeline
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