Reference News Network, January 22 report: Russia's "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" published an editorial on January 21 titled "Russia Should Learn from China's Strategic Vision." Excerpts of the editorial are as follows:
Russia and many other major world powers would do well to learn from China's strategic vision and long-term planning. In a relatively short period by historical standards, China has evolved from a global factory that assembled foreign technology into the de facto leader in some of the most critical fields today.
For example, China now holds an absolute dominant position in the entire rare earth industry chain, from mining to processing. China's rare earth production accounts for 70% of the global total, and its refining and processing capacity accounts for 90%.
China is the only country in the world with full industrial chain production capabilities for rare earths, covering mining, processing, and end-product manufacturing, with all participants in the global market relying on China.
China did not suddenly gain its market dominance. Over the past several decades, China has systematically built a policy support system for the rare earth industry. The Chinese government has comprehensively used various tax incentives, production and export controls, and other measures.
Now, rare earths have become a political lever in China's foreign relations.
According to expert assessments, China will maintain its leading position in the rare earth market at least until 2030. In recent years, no country can completely摆脱 reliance on China's rare earth supply.
With large-scale state investment, China also holds a dominant position in the production of solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, and is committed to becoming a global supplier of clean energy technology.
China's leading position in solar and wind energy has enabled it to expand the export of solar panels and wind turbines. In the first seven months of 2025, Europe imported photovoltaic components with a capacity of about 60.4 gigawatts from China, equivalent to the newly added photovoltaic power generation capacity in the region for the year. Revenue from green technology exports in China has exceeded the value of U.S. fossil fuel exports. According to reports, in the first seven months of 2025, China's exports of green technology products reached $120 billion, while the U.S. oil and gas exports during the same period were $80 billion.
China has also become an absolute leader in the production of electric vehicles. In 2025, China produced approximately 16.6 million new energy vehicles and exported over 2.6 million. For every three cars exported, one was a new energy vehicle. The market share of Chinese electric vehicles in the European market has reached 9%, compared to just 1% a few years ago.
Some countries have responded to China's dominant position by imposing high tariffs. However, despite the increase in tariffs, China's exports in these strategic areas continue to grow. Trade restrictions cannot solve the problem - China has already taken a leading position in areas where future demand will continue to grow rapidly, and other countries need to narrow the existing gap with China. (Translated by Tong Shiqun)
Original: toutiao.com/article/7598121130460856886/
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