Inside a Bitcoin mining factory Photo: AFP Officials in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, a major base for cryptocurrency mining, are apparently mulling more actions against mining operations of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as they were scheduled to convene a meeting on Wednesday to solicit suggestions from industry players. The latest efforts by Sichuan local officials come as local governments across the country are ramping up crackdown on cryptocurrency mining, as part of a swift nationwide campaign. The campaign raised questions and concerns over whether Bitcoin mines will vanish entirely from China, which at the peak accounted for 70-80 percent of the world’s Bitcoin computing power.