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Green Artificial Intelligence: China Navigating the AI Environmental Paradox
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of technological innovation, promising to revolutionise industries and enhance efficiencies across various sectors. But as AI’s capabilities expand, so does its environmental footprint. By 2030, AI data centers are projected to consume up to 3% of global electricity, a significant increase from current levels. Energy Consumption Challenge The Continue reading
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China to convert old coal plants to nuclear power?
China to convert old coal plants to nuclear power? A Chinese state-owned energy infrastructure group has proposed a decarbonization plan that would increase the country’s use of nuclear power. The China Energy Engineering Group Co (CEEC) is studying ways to convert retiring coal-fired power facilities into nuclear power plants, according to recent research reports. CEEC’s “Coal to Continue reading
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China’s Development of Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Technology and Ascendency in Rare Earth Metals
China is investing in developing solid-state hydrogen storage as one of the key technological pathways to overcome the bottleneck for hydrogen energy storage and transportation. Over the past several decades, China has emerged as the world’s dominant force in the Rare Earth Elements (REE) sector. These metals have become one of the most crucial and Continue reading
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China’s bold move reshapes Latin America’s energy dynamics
China & Three BRICS Allies Back Venezuela Against US Energy Sanctions Banditry As the Trump regime escalates US sanctions aimed at isolating Venezuela, China has stepped in to help the Latin American nation with infrastructure, investment, and skilled workers. China has also consistently condemned the US sanctions and Trump’s latest aggressive military buildup in the Caribbean Continue reading
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Top Mathematician Secretly Leaves US For China
Recently, Jang Yang, a world-class Chinese mathematician in his 70s, resigned from his tenured professorship at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and moved back to China with his family. He has been appointed chief scientist at Sunyasan University in Guangdong, becoming one of the most significant figures in the wave of overseas Chinese scholars returning home. In a Continue reading
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Chinese, international scientists urge greater collaboration for sustainable development
Chinese and international scientists have called on the global scientific community to unite and make greater contributions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through continued exploration at the frontiers of science and technology. The remarks were made in Beijing on Saturday at a seminar titled “Sustainable Development and Inclusive Collaboration: Responsibilities of the Scientific Community,” Continue reading
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China’s Maritime Silk Road: backbone for the BRICS bloc
China’s Maritime Silk Road (MSR), as a key part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), forms the backbone for the BRICS trading bloc. It is a comprehensive system of world-class, deep-water ports across Global South countries. With most of these ports now fully operational the Maritime Silk Road is re-routing the world’s resource flows. China now does more trade Continue reading
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China’s dominance in global chip research
Semiconductors are a critical part of almost every modern electronic device. In electronics, a chip refers to a small piece of semiconductor that contains electronic circuits that store and process information. Today they can contain billions of microscopic switches on a chip smaller than a fingernail. The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (ETO) at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., publishes the Research Continue reading
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How China helped Southeast Asia become a top exporter of solar equipment
China-backed renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia have attracted capital, created jobs and supported the upgrading of local industries. How will China and its ASEAN neighbours respond to US restrictions aimed at stifling the region’s renewable energy expansion? In little over a decade, Southeast Asia has become one of the world’s top exporters of solar Continue reading
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China’s Launches Giant 20-Megawatt, Typhoon-Resistant Floating Wind Turbine – World’s Largest
In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable energy, China has launched the world’s largest floating wind turbine, the “Qihang,” which promises to significantly reduce carbon emissions and set new standards in renewable energy technology. The “Qihang” turbine exemplifies a remarkable leap in renewable energy technology. Independently developed by Chinese sate-owned CRRC Corporation Limited, this 20 MW floating 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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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China’s global BRI push is being driven by green tech
More than three years after Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to stop building new coal projects abroad, the country’s Belt and Road Initiative is increasingly driven by renewables. Last year, renewable technologies eclipsed fossil fuels — once the core of Beijing’s overseas developments — in all the power projects completed under the BRI, according to analysts at Continue reading
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BRICS’ Response to Western Economic Sanctions and Protectionism
Leading a New Economic Order As Western-led economic sanctions and protectionist policies continue to disrupt international trade, BRICS countries are formulating innovative strategies to mitigate these challenges. Their collective response is reshaping the global economic order, reinforcing self-reliance, and fostering new trade alliances that circumvent traditional Western-controlled markets. This article explores how BRICS nations are Continue reading
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BRI: Vietnam Approves $8.4 Billion Railway to Boost China-ASEAN Connectivity
Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved the investment for the Lao CaiHanoi-Hai Phong railway project, a signicant move aimed at enhancing transportation connectivity between China and Southeast Asia. The Pan-Asia Railway project is a key component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which aims to improve infrastructure and promote closer cooperation across the region. Viet Nam’s proposed $8.37 Continue reading
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China mandates increased use of certified green energy
China’s Renewable Energy Notice provides that Green Energy Certificates (GECs) are the only proof of the environmental attributes of green energy electricity and, as such, the only evidence for recognizing the production and consumption of green energy electricity. On March 18, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and other government departments issued “Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Renewable Energy Green Power Certificate Market(关于促进可再生能源绿色电力证书市场高质量发展的意见),” emphasizing the Continue reading
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Chinese economist calls for bold action on climate leadership
Former official of the People’s Bank of China says China can take up position abdicated by US. China is well-positioned to take a stronger global leadership role on climate change as the United States reneges on previous commitments, a former central bank economist said – but he warned its approach must be built on the Continue reading
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Cuba: China delivers components to build solars plants
The Chinese government on March 14 2025 delivered its first batch of donations for the construction of photovoltaic parks in Cuba. Under an agreement reached between China and Cuba in December 2024, seven 5MW photovoltaic parks will be built across six provinces in Cuba. This is part of Cuba’s broader efforts, as part of a Continue reading
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Chinese renewable energy tech and its influence on the Gulf Cooperation Council energy ambitions
In 2025, Beijing’s strategic location in renewable technology and vital minerals has taken center stage in international affairs, especially in respect to its relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. Energy diplomacy, economic diversification initiatives, and the worldwide competition for technological leadership in the clean energy sector are all being reshaped by the dynamic interaction between Continue reading
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China’s huge fisheries law overhaul
China’s current fisheries law came into force in 1986. Major new amendments proposed to it last year (2024) are the most extensive since 2000, according to Zhang Yanxuedan, associate professor at Shanghai Ocean University’s College of Marine Culture and Law. She adds that this reform has been in preparation for a decade, and should be passed Continue reading
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BRICS Confirms Development of New Payment Systems in 2025
Brazil will aim to facilitate development of secure payment systems within the framework of its BRICS presidency in 2025, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said at the meeting of BRICS Sherpas held in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia. The meeting on February 24-25, brought together representatives from all 11 BRICS member countries. Brazil, as BRICS Continue reading
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Brazil invites Mexico to BRICS summit in July
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has extended an invitation to Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to participate in the upcoming BRICS summit, set to take place in July in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil holds the rotating chair in 2025 for the BRICS group of emerging economies. During a visit to Uruguay Lula emphasized the Continue reading
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China’s Antarctic Outpost Swaps Fossil Fuels for Hydrogen, Wind
On a remote island in the Southern Ocean, China’s Qinling Station has switched on Antarctica’s first large-scale hydrogen energy system — a breakthrough in sustaining research operations in one of the harshest places on Earth. The renewable energy system ensures stable power in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, and is estimated to cut fossil fuel use by Continue reading
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