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Freaking out about staying cool

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On Wednesday, Executive Vice Premier Han Zheng convened a meeting on preparing for peak summer power demand.

That's weird: Preparing for power peak season is normally a routine ministerial matter – not cause for a national teleconference with high-ranking leadership.

Han admonished his audi...