US urged to partake in China's clean energy efforts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US urged to partake in China's clean energy efforts

China Daily  

Rows of photovoltaic panels installed over the hills provide unique scenery in Nianzhang town of Xiaxian county in Yuncheng city, Shanxi province. Lewis said political and economic tensions between the US and China are high, and that "is exactly when engagement on climate change is of the utmost importance" to avoid "derailing all the progress that we've made in our engagement with China" over the last 30-plus years. She said US engagement with China on climate change and clean energy has helped to build up China's own capacity to track and reduce its emissions, as well as its ability to promote "a low-carbon energy transition". "I She said US President Joe Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, which she said moved the US in the right direction of making clean energy industries more competitive globally, "may have gone too far in terms of completely excluding Chinese entities from participating in the US clean energy sector". Lewis visited China this summer for the first time since the pandemic, meeting with Chinese officials and touring China's new clean energy manufacturing facilities.

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Hindustan Times  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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Associated Press  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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7 months ago

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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LA Times  

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7 months, 1 week ago

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China Daily  

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7 months, 1 week ago

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NPR  

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7 months, 1 week ago

US tariff wrongdoing threatens world's climate efforts: Editorial flash

China Daily  

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7 months, 1 week ago

China hawks get claws into climate efforts: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

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7 months, 1 week ago

Sino-US cooperation on global warming crucial amid 'cool' ties

China Daily  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Live Mint  

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Hidden motives behind China's 'overcapacity' accusation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hidden motives behind China's 'overcapacity' accusation

China Daily  

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Multinationals still invest big in China's green drive
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Multinationals still invest big in China's green drive

China Daily  

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'Decoupling' cannot make US stronger
8 months ago

'Decoupling' cannot make US stronger

China Daily  

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Overcapacity, a protectionist rhetoric
8 months, 1 week ago

Overcapacity, a protectionist rhetoric

China Daily  

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America’s tough talk on trade balance
8 months, 1 week ago

America’s tough talk on trade balance

Hindustan Times  

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China Has Too Much at Stake in Industry Push to Listen to Yellen
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Live Mint  

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US will push China to change a policy threatening American jobs, Treasury Secretary Yellen says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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New US-China talks will address a top American complaint about Beijing’s economic model, Yellen says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New US-China talks will address a top American complaint about Beijing’s economic model, Yellen says

Associated Press  

GUANGZHOU, China — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. Yellen, who arrived later in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, said the …

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