Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
China is playing a growing role in Latin America's clean energy transition, from renewable power to critical minerals such as lithium and copper.
But does China's growing presence have to come at the expense of the United States?
CGTN's Sean Callebs spoke with Saleem Ali, Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware, about China's investment in Latin America's clean energy supply chain, the region's critical minerals and why cooperation between China and the U.S. could be possible.
0:00 China's clean energy investment is transforming Latin America
1:15 Why Latin America is working with both China and the U.S.
2:38 China vs. U.S.: Why clean energy doesn't have to be a zero-sum game
3:42 China's role in Brazil's renewable energy and power grid
4:50 Will clean energy define China-Latin America relations?
5:04 China's growing economic ties with Latin America
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China is playing a growing role in Latin America's clean energy transition, from renewable power to critical minerals such as lithium and copper.
But does China's growing presence have to come at the expense of the United States?
CGTN's Sean Callebs spoke with Saleem Ali, Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware, about China's investment in Latin America's clean energy supply chain, the region's critical minerals and why cooperation between China and the U.S. could be possible.
0:00 China's clean energy investment is transforming Latin America
1:15 Why Latin America is working with both China and the U.S.
2:38 China vs. U.S.: Why clean energy doesn't have to be a zero-sum game
3:42 China's role in Brazil's renewable energy and power grid
4:50 Will clean energy define China-Latin America relations?
5:04 China's growing economic ties with Latin America
#bizshow #China #LatinAmerica #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #Lithium #Copper #RenewableEnergy #GreenEnergy
Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile
cgtnamerica.vhx.tv/videos/hd-live-broadcasts
Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube
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Twitter: @cgtnamerica
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This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, LLC on behalf of CCTV. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
