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Canada-China trade dispute comes amid West’s paralysis of international trade governance
Policy complexity of Canada escalating the trade war with China In late August, Canada announced a 100 per cent surtax on electric vehicles manufactured in China, and a 25 per cent surtax on Chinese steel and aluminum products. The move was seen as a deeply hostile protectionist move, and an irresponsible and misinformed violation of… Continue reading
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China leads the world in green hydrogen
In 2022, China set a target of producing up to 200,000 tonnes (t) of “green hydrogen” per year by the end of 2025, to help achieve its “dual-carbon” goal. A Norway-based research company reports China is projected to “exceed that volume” by the end of 2024. In the article below Carbon Brief looks at China’s green hydrogen production… Continue reading
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China’s renewable boom puts ambitious climate goals in reach: CREA
China’s rapid deployment of clean energy has made it possible for the nation to achieve more ambitious goals to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. CREA is an Helsinki-based nonprofit think tank, founded in 2019 to conduct independent research on energy and air pollution. China… Continue reading
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Shenzhen has nearly twice as many supercharging stations as gas stations
Shenzhen — the city where BYD is headquartered — has become the first city in China to see the number of supercharging stations outnumber gas stations, as well as the number of charging guns outnumber gas guns, the Shenzhen Economic Daily report noted. Shenzhen has seen the number of supercharging stations in the city nearly… Continue reading
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Australia’s subserviance to US anti-China policy costs loss of ‘billions in green Chinese investment’
Australia has the potential to tap into billions of dollars of renewable energy investments from China but only if it changes foreign investment policies and its approach to the superpower nation. The think-tank Climate Energy Finance issued the predictions in its recent Green Capital Tsunami report, which found Chinese investment in Australia had fallen to a decades-long low despite… Continue reading
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NEW BOOK: People’s China at 75 – The Flag Stays Red
Marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, saw the launch of a new book: People’s China at 75 – The Flag Stays Red. Edited by Friends of Socialist China co-editors Keith Bennett and Carlos Martinez, and published by Praxis Press, the book brings together different perspectives and understandings of the trajectory… Continue reading
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China-Africa Alignment Weakens West’s Attempts to Impair Development of Global South
In this video Lena Petrova talks to Professor Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy. Based in Manila, she is an acknowledged geopolitical analyst who has written much on the issues of Global South development and the the geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea. She is a Senior Research Fellow of the Global Governance Institution (GGI), and a PhD candidate… Continue reading
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Xi Jinping urges more efforts in ecological conservation and green development in Yellow River basin
In China Ecological Civilization newsletter on Substack, Sep 12, 2024, Ying Xue writes: On the afternoon of September 12, during the inspection of Shaanxi and Gansu, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a symposium in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, on comprehensively promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. In October 2021, China issued the “Outline… Continue reading
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China’s EV exports maintain upward trend
China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, even as the global market faces a temporary stagnation in demand. Last year, China’s EV exports surged by 70% compared to the previous year, reaching an impressive $34.1 billion. This growth is underscored by the domestic sales ratio of “new energy vehicles” (NEVs), which… Continue reading
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EV joint venture with China changing the face of Cuban transportation
Cubans across the country have started using Chinese-made electric cars and scooters. They are seen as a more cost-effective mode of transport, as fuel prices remain high and public transport unreliable. The South China Morning Post, reports that to increase the presence of electric vehicles, China’s Tianjin Dongxing Industrial, along with Cuban state-owned company Minerva, created… Continue reading
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South Africa: Looking to build sustainable cities using China model
South Africa wants to build new cities to eradicate poverty, with theChinese model that uses a polycentric policy approach mooted as a possible blueprint off which to base this future plan. South Africa Deputy President Paul Mashatile said one of the lessons the country is learning from fellow BRICS member nations is that they have… Continue reading
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China No Longer Need to Subsidize EV Enterprises – Chinese expert
Zhang Weiwei is Professor of Political Science at Fudan University, China and Director of the China Institute of Fudan University. On July 13th, Thai media outlet The Standard aired a 40-minute English interview with renowned Chinese Professor Zhang Weiwei, conducted by famous Thai host Khun Veenarat. The interview garnered significant attention. Selected excerpts from the interview related… Continue reading
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Impact of US-China Science Rivalry
The Scientific Cold War is real, and we’re all losing. New study reveals how US-China tensions are slowing global research. Many in the academia have voiced the concern that the counter-productive, politically-motivated investigations scrutinizing the cooperation between the world’s 2 major science powerhouses would eventually backfire and hamper the progress of science research. However, few… Continue reading
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How China is winning the Green Energy race
China’s perceived march towards global domination appears to be ruffling some feathers in the Western world, writes David Borlace on his program, Just Have a Think. He notes, China’s version of the industrial revolution has lifted hundreds of millions out of abject poverty, but it is still held up by some as the greatest modern sin… Continue reading
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Africa and China media call for end of Western silence on successful joint projects
“Join Hands in the Paths towards Modernization” was the theme of the 6th Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation and China-Africa Think Tank High-Level Dialogue, held in Beijing. It may be ‘good politics’ for the West to spend big money badmouthing China, but the process ultimately harms the poor, said speakers at an Africa-China communications forum… Continue reading
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Nord Stream sabotage was major environmental crime
RUSSIA DISMISSES GERMAN NARRATIVE ON NORD STREAM BLASTS AT UN Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that it is “clear” that the United States ordered the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “It is clear that to carry out such a terrorist attack, there was a command from the very top, as they… Continue reading
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Xi praises environmental volunteers promoting water conservation
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged environmental volunteers to promote water conservation and contribute to the modernization of harmony between humanity and nature. Ahead of China’s second National Ecology Day that fell on Thursday last week, Xi made the remarks in a letter to the volunteers for the Danjiangkou Reservoir in Shiyan City, central China’s… Continue reading
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Palestine to be invited to 2024 BRICS Summit
According to media reports Palestine is expected to receive a formal invitation this month to attend the BRICS 2024 Summit. Russia is working towards the process to get the Middle Eastern nation to be a part of the summit. Russian news outlet TASS has quoted Palestine’s leader Mahmoud Abbas as stating “We have discussed BRICS. We have reached… Continue reading
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Xi’s green vision drives Northeast China’s revitalization
CHANGCHUN — As scorching summer heat grips much of China, the country’s northeast has emerged as a popular sightseeing destination with cool weather and breathtaking views of lush mountains and lucid waters. Encompassing Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces and part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the northeastern region, once a heavy industrial base, has… Continue reading
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De-risking West’s critical minerals trade with China will cost $ billions and delay global energy transition
Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition. Inefficiencies of shifting away from China for critical minerals would increase the cost of finished goods and delay the energy transition. The global shift toward clean energy and decarbonisation hinges significantly on copper. With the increasing demand for copper, Western efforts to secure critical minerals and reduce… Continue reading
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China Action Plan for Low-Carbon Transformation of Coal-Fired Power
China has issued an action plan to promote the low-carbon transformation of coal-fired power, with plans to diversify financing channels and grant preferential loan policies to qualified projects. The plan also includes improving carbon-reduction-related technologies for coal-fired power, as well as new infrastructure construction. This will help to ensure China’s energy security amid the global… Continue reading
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BRI: China-built Serbia-Hungary High Speed Railway on Schedule
First trilateral transport infrastructure project between China and Central & Eastern European Countries (CEEC). It is reported that Serbia will complete the construction of the more than 180-kilometre Belgrade-Subotica railway section by the end of 2024. As of April 2024 construction of the Serbian Novi Sad-Subotica section was 80% complete. Daily News Hungary also reports… Continue reading
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China’s shift to manufactured sand reduces environmental impacts
Between 80 to 90 per cent of the sand used in China’s construction industry today is manufactured, marking a turning point in human engineering and offering hope to solve a major crisis for the world, according to a new study. Sand has been used in buildings for at least 60,000 years. It is the second… Continue reading
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China releases comprehensive policy document on green transformation
On August 11, 2024 the Chinese government released the Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development. (《关于加快经济社会发展全面绿色转型的意见》). According to the Xinhua report, this is the first time at the central government level that a systematic deployment has been made to accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.… Continue reading
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China lodges WTO complaint against EU electric vehicle tariffs
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the European Union’s imposition of provisional additional tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) made in the Asian country. The EU last month slapped tariffs ranging from 17.4% to 37.6% on Chinese EV imports on top of existing 10% duties, claiming “unfair subsidization” of Chinese car manufacturers.… Continue reading
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Malaysia joining BRICS key strategic move for the bloc
Malaysian media outlet The Star reports that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed Malaysia submitted an application to Russia to join the BRICS intergovernmental organisation. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Anwar said Malaysia’s desire to join the BRICS organisation was the main topic of his discussion with visiting Russian Foreign Minister… Continue reading
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Italy, China sign three-year action plan
INCLUDES STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL SECTORS SUCH AS ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND RENEWABLES “The two countries will participate in supercharged trade spanning electric vehicles to renewable energy.” Italy and China have signed a three-year action plan to implement past accords, to explore new forms of co-operation and to foster collaboration in sectors such as auto manufacturing. These moves… Continue reading
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New university rankings up-end world research: Chinese universities hold 6 of top 10 spots
” tens of thousands of scientific and engineering journals are omitted by Western university ranking systems, especially those not written in the English language.” The Leiden University Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) has posted new university rankings that add open-data sources to the traditional list of top journals, which were previously the standard.… Continue reading
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China-led bloc renews call for West to pay trillions in climate funds for poor nations
A bloc of developing countries has accused wealthy nations of a lack of transparency in their approach to climate financing while seeking to “dilute their legal obligations” to help poorer economies. A China-led bloc of four newly industrialised countries said rich countries needed to pay up “trillions of dollars” in climate finance, adding that developed… Continue reading
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BYD to construct a sodium-ion battery production base
China’s BYD announced it will collaborate with the Xuzhou Economic Development Zone located in Jiangsu, China, to construct a sodium-ion battery production base, and the parties will also jointly establish the world’s largest micro-car sodium battery system supplier. The project marks BYD’s significant entry into the sodium-ion battery market, leveraging the technology’s potential for applications… Continue reading
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China builds world’s largest all-electric container ships
China’s Ningbo Ocean Shipping commissioned a pair of all-electric container ships earlier this year, described as the first of their kind in China the largest in the world. Ningbo Ocean Shipping plans to maintain a feeder service with the vessel. The plan calls for routing between Ningbo Port and Zhapu, located to the north across Hangzhou… Continue reading
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EU Struggles to Meet Climate Goals
ECONOMIC WAR ON CHINA, RUSSIA WEAKENS EU ENVIRONMENTAL PUSH. The European Union is failing to meet targets for the production of electric batteries and other green technology amid a lack of political leadership on climate policy, argues an editorial in the London-based Financial Times (FT) this week. “News that European battery projects are being scrapped or seriously… Continue reading
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China Diversifies Energy Imports: Stops Buying U.S. Oil
As China focuses on modernizing its energy infrastructure in the transition away from coal towards renewable energy sources, it still also relies on oil imports for energy security. [China leads the world in wind capacity (65%), solar capacity (60%) and hydropower (31%). China is second globally after the U.S. in nuclear power generation (13.5%)]. The… Continue reading
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China: huge spending to modernize network to cope with green energy surge
China plans to invest over $800 billion in its electricity grid over the next six years to support its green energy transition. The distribution grid is currently a significant bottleneck, with rapid renewable energy growth putting strain on the system. This year, China invested 122.9 billion RMB ($17 billion) in grid projects, a 24.9% increase… Continue reading
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BRICS-member Brazil’s green power surge leads G20 with 89% renewable electricity
In a striking demonstration of renewable energy leadership, Brazil has emerged as the top performer among G20 countries in harnessing green power. Renewable hydropower has long been the backbone of Brazil’s energy sector, but recent years have seen a surge in wind and solar contributions. In 2023, these two energy sources alone accounted for 21%… Continue reading