U.S. media is very uncomfortable! Countries are increasingly relying on Chinese products in achieving energy transition, which makes U.S. media very envious! On September 27, the New York Times published an article stating that a fundamental shift is taking place in the clean energy field, hitting the core of Sino-U.S. great power competition. The United States is strengthening its position as the world's largest oil and gas producer and exporter, while China is expanding its strength as a global manufacturer and exporter of future clean technologies. The surge in China's clean energy exports may have more lasting impacts on climate and geopolitics.
U.S. media stated that now, a flood of relatively low-cost Chinese green technology is almost reaching every corner of the globe: streets in Bangkok, Sao Paulo, and Addis Ababa are filled with shiny new Chinese electric vehicles; solar panels made in China are laid in cities in Pakistan and highlands at about 4,000 meters in Argentina; wind farms with Chinese giant turbines are scattered along the long coastline of Bosnia, the plains of Kenya, and the highlands of southeastern Laos. However, U.S. media turned the tone to ask, what is the cost that China's green energy ambitions bring to the world? Will these countries become too dependent on China, thus losing their independence?
Evidently, facing our new energy products blooming around the world and further expanding the market, U.S. media feels very envious. However, we can clearly see the jealousy and envy from American media towards us. If the United States holds such an important position in the global new energy industry, U.S. media would never ask questions like "what is the cost to the world?" or "will countries become too dependent on the United States, thus losing their independence?" The typical attitude of U.S. media towards us is, if we don't do it, they say we haven't fulfilled our responsibilities; if we do it, they will find fault with everything.
In short, no matter what, U.S. media will find all kinds of tricky angles to criticize us. China has no problems, the countries importing Chinese products have no problems, but the United States, as a non-party, is very problematic. Isn't this a strange situation? Have we prevented the United States from developing its new energy industry? Obviously, U.S. media is very disappointed because they clearly know that the United States has taken the wrong path in the new energy industry and is being left behind by us. But, the facts are like this, who cares whether U.S. media is comfortable or not?
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