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BRICS Ministers Agree to Advance Environmental Cooperation
The 11th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting convened in Brasilia, Brazil, on 3 April 2025. Fllowing the meeting, the environment ministers from the BRICS bloc of developing countries issued a joint statement on advancing environmental cooperation towards sustainable development and a just transition for all. In their statement, the ministers noted that: “[t]he expanded BRICS reinforces Continue reading
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Việt Nam–China–ASEAN forum on clean energy cooperation
Opportunities for collaboration in clean energy technology development took centre stage at the Việt Nam–China–ASEAN International Energy Forum, held in Hà Nội on April 24, 2025. The forum was Co-hosted by the Việt Nam Energy Association (VEA) and the China Electricity Council (CEC). The event drew the participation from representatives of ASEAN embassies, several European nations, and leading enterprises and corporations Continue reading
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Xi Jinping: China injects certainty into global climate governance
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech via video link at the UN sponsored Leaders Meeting on Climate and the Just Transition on Wednesday. Xi highlighted that China is a steadfast actor and major contributor in promoting global green development, noting that China is willing to work with all parties to earnestly honor the principle of common Continue reading
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China halted U.S. soybean & corn imports before Trump tariff war
As part of its policy to strengthen China’s food security, Beijing shifts grain trade toward Brazil, inflicting a major blow to US farmers amid Trump’s trade war. “China had stopped purchasing soybean and corn from the United States since mid-January, Nikkei Asia reported, citing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).” “Although no longer Continue reading
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BRI: Joint Cambodia-China Hydropower Project
The Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Plant, located in Cambodia’s Se San District in Stung Treng Province, is a China-Cambodia co-developed Belt and Road Initiative, spanning 6.5 kilometers across the Sesan River. The 400 MW hydropower project is the largest hydropower project in Cambodia. The project is a BRI joint-venture of China Huaneng Group and Royal Group of Cambodia and cost approximately USD $816 million Continue reading
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China sets new record for clean electricity, dominates wind power
China’s power system notched up several new clean energy generation records during the January to March quarter of 2025, cementing the country’s position as the global leader in clean electricity production. Total clean electricity generation in China during the first quarter of the year was just over 951 terawatt hours (TWh), according to data from Continue reading
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China’s LONGi breaks two key world records for solar efficiency
LONGi has done it again — and this time, it’s historic.In a game-changing move, Chinese solar giant LONGi has just shattered global records. In a breakthrough certified by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), LONGi’s new crystalline silicon–perovskite tandem solar cell reached a mind-blowing 34.85% efficiency, smashing records and leaving the old limits behind. Continue reading
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Cambodia and China commit to major canal project
During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit a few days ago to Cambodia the two nations formally agreed on a $1.2 billion deal for construction of a 151 km canal linking a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand. The ambitious project aims to boost trade Continue reading
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China – A beacon of UNESCO Heritage Sites, geodiversity research and civilisation
China stands out among the comity of nations in respect of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Ghana News Agency, April 19, 2025. See full article at: https://gna.org.gh/…/china-a-beacon-of-unesco-heritage…/ Continue reading
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China blocks Trump’s Panama “deal” – backs Nicaragua’s Canal project
To put it bluntly, the Washington regime’s goal is to use its revived dominance of the Panama Canal as part of imperialist power’s plan to control the key nodes of the global supply chain, further blockading China, and cut ting off China’s connection with Latin American and European markets. In order to curb China’s development, the Continue reading
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China decoupling from the US?
The U.S. is stunned and confused by China’s powerful and sophisticated response to the Trump regime’s clumsy tariff war. As the U.S. hikes tariffs to 245% and demands talks, Beijing reduces the yuan to its lowest level since 2023, launches a full boycott of Boeing, and redirects its trade to Europe and Southeast Asia with Continue reading
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China to build $500M solar factory in Türkiye
PV Magazine reports that China’s Astronergy, the solar module unit of Chint Group, has announced plans to build a solar cell factory in Türkiye, investing at least $500 million. The facility will include a solar cell production line and an R&D and innovation center. It will produce locally manufactured solar cells, with at least 80% of output designated for Continue reading
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South Africa and China sign agreement on nuclear energy
BRICS-member South Africa has entered into a nuclear cooperation agreement with China. The deal focuses on small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), which promise a scalable and incremental development schedule. Aimed at replacing the energy deficit while avoiding extra carbon emissions, they stand a chance of seriously impacting the problem of loadshedding. The deal builds on a letter Continue reading
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China Achieves Solar-powered Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production
Chinese researchers recently achieved a breakthrough in “photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production.” The scientists did this by performing “structural reshaping” and “element substitution” on a semiconductor material, they significantly enhanced the efficiency of converting water into clean hydrogen energy by using sunlight. Current solar-driven hydrogen production primarily relies on two methods — one uses Continue reading
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China’s Trina Solar launches new utility-scale battery system
PV Magazine reports that Chinese solar-PV giant Trina Solar has introduced a 5 MWh liquid-cooled battery storage system across strategic regions including Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa. The systems come in a standard cube container setup, measuring 6m x 2.9m x 2.4m and a weight of 36.5 tonnes. The batteries use liquid cooling and can work Continue reading
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Digital RMB vs SWIFT: China’s alternative international payment system
China’s digital RMB is causing the BRICS countries and many others in the Global South to question the continued utility and viability of long-entrenched Western system of financial domination. The Chinese renminbi (RMB) is the official currency of China, and it also has a digital equivalent known as the e-CNY (or Digital Currency Electronic Payment, DCEP), Continue reading
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Sihanoukville BRI Project a model of Cambodia-China cooperation
The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) is one of the largest operational such Zones in Cambodia, and is a priority cooperation project between Cambodia and China. As a flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project it is seen as a model for pragmatic cooperation between the two nations. And China’s investments in Cambodia have catalyzed a remarkable Continue reading
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China to accelerate digitalization of national ecological monitoring network
China is set to accelerate the digitalization of its national ecological monitoring network, with plans to transform it into a more advanced and intelligent system, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. By 2027, the country aims to explore a next-generation monitoring network in key regions, incorporating technologies such as unmanned maintenance and smart sampling. Continue reading
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China implements zero tariffs for least developed countries
China’s zero-tariff policy for LDC’s set to boost exports from least developed countries, and strengthen unity of the Global South – a master stroke in light of the US Trump regime’s latest tariff madness. In November 2024 China became the first developing country and major global economy to offer zero-tariff treatment on all products from 43 Continue reading
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Developing countries’ demand doubles for Chinese solar
China’s exports of solar panels to the global-south have doubled in the past two years, overtaking global-north sales for the first time since 2018, according to data collated in the Ember export explorer. Global-south imports of Chinese solar panels more than doubled from 60 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 to 126GW in 2024. That surpassed global-north imports, Continue reading
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Cuba installs five Chinese funded solar farms
Cuba has finished building 130 MW of solar capacity across five locations with Chinese funding, with each plant featuring 21.8 MW. It aims to connect another 1 GW of utility-scale solar to the national grid. Official data on the total costs and financing mechanisms for the photovoltaic solar parks have not been released, although they Continue reading
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China blocks all investment in US companies
China is no longer dependent on the United States to drive growth. Since Trump’s first trade war China saw the writing on the wall, and the subsequent Biden regime’s blocking of Chinese EV and solar imports just confirmed their fears, so they started to reduce exposure to the US consumer market. In 2018 exports to Continue reading
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US tariff tantrum threatens global trade: China
China Daily Editorial – April 3, 2025 The US’ imposing of so-called reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners is like an undersea earthquake that will create a tsunami of turbulence and trouble for the global economy. The US administration has justified the move, citing a perceived loss of ground in international trade and the need for Continue reading
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China, Brazil and Peru: Transcontinental BRI corridor connecting Atlantic & Pacific coasts
Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America and a key member of BRICS, is channeling infrastructure investment to better connect its resource-rich interior with global markets – a move with both economic and geopolitical implications including strengthening Sino-Brazilian cooperation and the closer integration of South America’s economies. A top priority for Brazil is expanding and improving Continue reading
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Uruguay & Belt & Road Initiative: Green energy power-house
Uruguay stands out as a global leader in renewable energy, with an impressive 99% of electricity coming from renewable sources. On March 1, 2025 Yamandu Orsi took office as Uruguay’s new president. Orsi, of the left-wing Broad Front coalition, now presides over one of South America’s most economically and politically stable countries. With a population Continue reading
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China Stops Buying US LNG – Signs 15-year, $1.5 Billion Deal With Australia
Without warning, China announced the suspension imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States. Beijing has indicated this is in response to the United States’ 10% import tariffs on Chinese goods in February. In a master stroke, Chinese buyers redirected LNG ships that were originally scheduled to sail to East Asia and diverted these Continue reading
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China leads on global climate finance
“China’s contributions to global climate finance are on the same order – if not higher than – many developed countries.” In November 2024, China made a landmark move at the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan when vice premier Ding Xuexiang portrayed China’s international finance as a form of climate finance. His statement, and China’s Continue reading
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China launches digital Renminbi – over $1.2T transactions bypass SWIFT !
Has China stolen a march over the mighty United States in the currency war? According to many reports, the Digital Renminbi (RMB) based transactions have been more than $1.2 Trillion worth of USD! How did this happen? Is the SWIFT system going, going, gone? Source: PGurus, Mar 29, 2025. https://youtu.be/QAI86QQgRkg Continue reading
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China’s Envoy Sees Climate Fight Advancing Even Without USA
China’s top climate envoy said the world’s transition to clean energy will continue, even as the US’s second withdrawal from the Paris Agreement puts unprecedented stress on the fight against global warming. The Trump administration’s exit from the United Nations Climate Agreement has created the “most challenging moment” for negotiations since they started in 1990, Continue reading
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China’s Hybrid Rice Revolution: Reshape Farming
China’s hybrid rice is transforming agriculture with record-breaking yields and giant plants. The attached video looks at how these innovations enhance food security and sustainable farming. https://youtu.be/B4yCp72MI3Q As of October 2024 , more than 17 million hectares of hybrid rice are planted in China each year, helping boost rice output by about 2.5 million tonnes and Continue reading
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Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Railway: China’s key BRI project
The Malaysia East Coast Rail link, spanning approximately 665 km, and the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Railway perfectly illustrates China’s infrastructure capabilities. Currently the project is approximately 70% complete with expectations of operational status by 2027. The HSR project, which aimed to reduce travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to about 90 minutes, was discontinued after multiple postponements at Malaysia’s request and an Continue reading
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Nigeria: Africa’s most populous country officially is a BRICS partner
Nigeria has officially joined the BRICS+ economic bloc as its ninth partner state, Brazil has announced Nigeria, Africa’s fourth-largest economy and the world’s sixth-most populous nation with over 228 million people, was formally welcomed in mid-January 2025 into the broader group of BRICS partner states, according to Brazil, the bloc’s current rotating president. The Foreign Continue reading
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Global electricity consumption surge
Renewable energy accounted for 81.1% of all new global electricity, as global consumption surged by 4.3% in 2024, nearly double the annual average growth rate over the past decade and almost twice as fast as wider energy demand, according to the International Energy Agency. China as the engine of the world’s economy, accounted for more than Continue reading
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China leads green BRICS to challenge US trade war
In an address at the BRICS Leaders’ Meeting in Kazan in late October 2024, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce, Wang Shouwen, announced the launch of the China Center for Cooperation on Development of Special Economic Zones within BRICS (CCDSEZ). This Center is not just a symbol of collaboration it’s a strategic tool for diversifying Continue reading
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Shenzhen’s Fenghuangcheng: A Model of Sponge City Innovation
Since April 2016, China’s Guangming District has been exploring the construction of a sponge city in the Fenghuangcheng area and has developed a model of sponge city construction for the rest of the nation. The Fenghuangcheng area in Shenzhen’s Guangming District has emerged as a national benchmark for China’s Sponge City Initiative. Since 2016, this Continue reading
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