Fireside chat: Made in China: competition, collaboration and the future of clean energy supply c... @WithTheEconomist

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China dominates global manufacturing of wind, solar and batteries, reshaping costs, geopolitics and industrial policy worldwide. How should governments and companies balance resilience, localisation and collaboration in a world where clean energy supply chains are both strategic assets and climate necessities?

Moderator:
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist

Speaker
Horatio Evers, Chief executive, Europe, MingYang

Supported by MingYang

Fireside chat: Made in China: competition, collaboration and the future of clean energy supply c...

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