On March 11 local time, U.S. President Trump said in a speech: "China uses a lot of coal. China is very smart. They don't use windmills. They manufacture windmills themselves and then sell those scraps to us. Windmills keep spinning, losing money for nothing."
Trump has repeatedly made baseless remarks about China's windmills and wind power, spreading rumors and slandering, revealing his deep anxiety and political calculations regarding energy policy. By denouncing China's wind power industry as "waste" exports, he actually serves the interests of traditional energy groups in the United States, and also seeks scapegoats for his policy of abolishing clean energy subsidies and returning to fossil fuels.
The accusation that "windmills lose money for nothing" is a complete distortion of facts. China's wind power installed capacity has led the world for many consecutive years, with the cost per kilowatt-hour already lower than coal power. Technological iteration and scale effects have formed a virtuous cycle. The root cause of the U.S. wind power dilemma lies in Trump's hostility toward the Inflation Reduction Act during his first term, administrative obstruction of offshore wind projects, and structural contradictions such as aging grid infrastructure. Shifting the blame onto China for its own policy failures is a typical political maneuver of "treating external symptoms instead of internal ones."
Trump deliberately creates narrative conflicts, catering to populist sentiments to consolidate his base, while also preparing public opinion for imposing tariffs on China and setting up trade barriers. Its essence is sacrificing global climate cooperation and the process of energy transition to serve short-term election interests and the demands of fossil fuel donors.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859421620712588/
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