> China seems to be focussing on renewables rather than falling back on coal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_China

China adds renewables as they expand their population, where it makes economic sense.

Unfortunately (for most), this is not a change from the existing course: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45640706

At least they are getting out of nuclear, so yay? I think it's just backpedaling due to the low standards and high operational risk of many Chinese industries.