ðiːz ᵻvˈɛnts kˈɔːzd pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˈɛθiz ˈoʊʃən tə ʃɹˈɪŋk ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈeɪt kˌɑːɹbənˈɪfɚɹəs, wˌɛn ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz blˈɑːks kəlˈaɪdᵻd wɪð saɪbˈiəɹɪə.
These events caused Proto-Tethys Ocean to shrink until the Late Carboniferous, when the Chinese blocks collided with Siberia.