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