Over a whirlwind two weeks of diplomacy in Beijing, China has sought to strengthen its ties to both the United States and Russia—a difficult balancing act. Xi Jinping took a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden last week...
Chinese lawmakers have unanimously approved the government’s 13th Five-Year Plan at the...
Since its early days, the PRC has aimed to be self-sufficient in its food supply. With continued...
With over 2000 patents for alternative-energy cars filed last year, China is biting into the market for clean transportation. From Jeff Spross at Think Progress: China has actually been in the patent game for sometime. In 2011,...
Lured by a potentially huge green technology market, Canadian and other foreign companies are struggling to navigate China’s risky business environment. From Geoff Dembicki at The Tyee: Westport appears to be living the...
After nurturing rapid expansion of its automotive industry for years, China appears ready to make a U-turn, shifting its emphasis from quantity to quality. From The New York Times: Lu Shize, director of air pollution control at...
Last week, Beijing acquiesced to US demands and ended subsidies to wind turbine manufacturers using Chinese-made parts rather than imports. The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts, however, argues that Chinese wind firms will retain...
A new ad campaign for The Economist aims to grab attention by juxtaposing opposing arguments regarding the nature of China’s rise. From Advertising @ chinaSMACK: China Is A Threat To The West China spends about $100...
The U.S. has requested talks witht he World Trade Organization to explore ways to end Chinese government subsidies to its clean technology sector. From the Wall Street Journal: The decision comes after the United Steelworkers...
After writing about American firms trying to break into China’s growing market for wind power, the paper today looks at Chinese companies trying to set up wind turbines in Minnesota and elsewhere in the U.S.: While...
The New York Times reports on the challenges faced by foreign companies trying to enter the Chinese wind turbine industry: With their government-bestowed blessings, Chinese companies have flourished and now control almost half...
Andrew Leonard of Salon visited Beijing and, in one of the rare moments that he wasn’t stuck in traffic, he asked a Chinese diplomat about his country’s green energy policies: So in between nibbles of pig ears and...
On a trip to China, New York Times’ columnist Thomas Friedman strikes again: While American Republicans were turning climate change into a wedge issue, the Chinese Communists were turning it into a work issue. “There is...
After a New York Times article looked at how government subsidies are giving the green tech industry a leg up in China, several responses have questioned whether that really is a bad thing for the U.S. From the Christian Science...
With a lot of talk lately about the heated competition between the U.S. and China over green technology development, the New York Times reports that actually the two countries are engaging in important cooperation in the field:...
The New York Times reports from Changsha, the center of China’s growing green tech industry: The booming Chinese clean energy sector, now more than a million jobs strong, is quickly coming to dominate the production of...
Global Post profiles Zhang Yue, an entrepreneur who is working on developing an air conditioner that is good for the planet:
From the New York Times: The Chinese government, determined to become a world leader in green technology, says it plans to invest billions of dollars over the next few years to develop electric and hybrid vehicles. The...
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