Ahmed wrote:"Not relocatable", certainly not in China, but in another way: it is poor immigrants who are massively needed for these thankless tasks (a remark obviously devoid of a racist character).
I was speaking from a local and French point of view, in China it's another story!
I also wonder about the reasons that led to this strange operation ... subsidies? ... error of judgment? ... well-established plan to establish a monopoly situation?
Given the energy crises to come, it may be seen as a form of investment in the future, with the aim of obtaining a monopoly as you point out.