HOW CHINA'S NEW ENERGY INDUSTRY BENEFITS THE WORLD
BEIJING, MAY 14 (XINHUA) -- HOW CHINA'S NEW ENERGY INDUSTRY BENEFITS THE WORLD - PART 2 OF A SERIES OF COMMENTS ON THE GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CHINA'S ADVANCED PRODUCTION CAPACITYXINHUA NEWS AGENCY REPORTER LI RONGTHE NATIONAL BIG DATA ALLIANCE FOR NEW ENERGY VEHICLES RECENTLY RELEASED DATA SHOWING THAT IN MARCH, THE MONTHLY CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION OF NEW ENERGY VEHICLES IN CHINA EXCEEDED 9 MILLION TONS FOR THE FIRST TIME. AS A GLOBAL PRODUCER OF NEW ENERGY VEHICLES, CHINA NOT ONLY RELIES ON ITS INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH TO FULFILL ITS EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS, BUT ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REDUCING GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS BY EXPORTING NEW ENERGY VEHICLES TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN THE PAST DECADE, CHINA HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER 40% TO THE GROWTH OF GLOBAL NON FOSSIL ENERGY CONSUMPTION. EVERY NEW ENERGY VEHICLE PRODUCED IN CHINA, AS WELL AS EVERY RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATION PROJECT CARRIED OUT BETWEEN CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES, HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME AN IMPORTANT FORCE IN PROMOTING GLOBAL GREEN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AND ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS JUST A MICROCOSM OF CHINA'S HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION CAPACITY BENEFITING THE WORLD.THE USE OF WIND ENERGY, SOLAR ENERGY, NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO ACHIEVE DECARBONIZATION OF THE POWER SYSTEM AND ELECTRIFICATION OF AUTOMOTIVE POWER IS AN IMPORTANT PATH TOWARDS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. AS A GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, CHINA CONTINUES TO SUPPLY HIGH-QUALITY NEW ENERGY PRODUCTS, EFFECTIVELY PROMOTING THE GLOBAL GREEN AND LOW-CARBON TRANSFORMATION. IN 2023, THE GLOBAL INSTALLED CAPACITY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL INCREASE BY 510 MILLION KILOWATTS, WITH CHINA CONTRIBUTING MORE THAN HALF; CHINESE WIND AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN EXPORTED TO MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS WORLDWIDE, REDUCING THE COST OF CLEAN ENERGY USE, INCREASING THE WILLINGNESS TO APPLY NEW ENERGY, AND PROMOTING THE GLOBAL POPULARIZATION AND EFFICIENCY OF GREEN ENERGY. CHINA HAS ORDERLY PROMOTED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN NEW ENERGY, AND FOCUSED ON BUILDING A NEW WIN-WIN MODEL FOR GREEN LOW-CARBON TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEN "THE BELT AND ROAD" HAS ACHIEVED REMARKABLE RESULTS. GREEN ENERGY COOPERATION PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED THE ACCESSIBILITY OF LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY. AT THE SAME TIME, CHINESE NEW ENERGY VEHICLE COMPANIES ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO INNOVATE AND STAND OUT IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET, MAKING OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE POWER ELECTRIFICATION. AT THE WORLD ENERGY CONFERENCE HELD IN ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS RECENTLY, AMIN NASSER, CEO OF SAUDI ARAMCO, A GLOBAL OIL COMPANY, STATED THAT CHINA HAS SUBSTANTIALLY HELPED WESTERN COUNTRIES ACHIEVE THEIR NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS GOALS BY REDUCING THE COST OF SOLAR PANELS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES. ERIC SALHEIM, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR GREEN DEVELOPMENT AND FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, BELIEVES THAT CHINA HAS MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND HAS ALSO BROUGHT INNOVATIVE DRIVING FORCES TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN LOW-CARBON TRANSFORMATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.IN RECENT YEARS, THE GLOBAL ECONOMY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH WEAK GROWTH AND HIGH INFLATION. HIGH QUALITY, EFFICIENT, AND COST-EFFECTIVE CHINESE PRODUCTS HAVE PROVIDED STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE STABILITY OF THE GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL AND SUPPLY CHAINS, ENRICHED GLOBAL SUPPLY, REDUCED PRODUCTION AND LIVING COSTS, AND EASED GLOBAL INFLATIONARY PRESSURES. CHINA HAS COOPERATED WITH MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS ON GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS, EFFECTIVELY SOLVING PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN RELEVANT COUNTRIES AND REGIONS. ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY, THE AVERAGE COST PER KILOWATT HOUR OF WIND AND SOLAR POWER PROJECTS WORLDWIDE HAS DECREASED BY OVER 60% AND 80% RESPECTIVELY OVER THE PAST DECADE, LARGELY DUE TO CHINESE INNOVATION, CHINESE MANUFACTURING, AND CHINESE ENGINEERING. CHINA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH A COMPLETE CLASSIFICATION OF ALL INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES IN THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. WITH A SUPER LARGE MARKET, LONG-TERM TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ACCUMULATION, AND COMPLETE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORTING FACILITIES, CHINA HAS A SIGNIFICANT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE FIELD OF NEW ENERGY. ITS HIGH-QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE PRODUCTS ARE BENEFITING GLOBAL CONSUMERS. MIKE HOSH, CEO OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS, BELIEVES THAT MORE CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BRANDS ENTERING THE UK NOT ONLY REDUCES ELECTRIC VEHICLE PRICES BUT ALSO ENCOURAGES INDUSTRY INNOVATION, BENEFITING BOTH CONSUMERS AND THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.CHINA'S HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION CAPACITY HAS EFFECTIVELY PROMOTED GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, IMPROVED RESOURCE ALLOCATION EFFICIENCY, CREATED NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE FUTURE, AND EFFECTIVELY PROMOTED WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH. CHINESE ENTERPRISES NOT ONLY EXPORT PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES, BUT ALSO MAKE DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN MANY COUNTRIES, ENRICHING SUPPLY, DRIVING INVESTMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT, PROMOTING THE UPGRADING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLOBAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. THE POSITIVE EFFECTS ARE EVIDENT TO ALL. IN RECENT TIMES, MULTIPLE CHINESE ENTERPRISES HAVE SUCCESSIVELY UNVEILED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATION PROJECTS, SUCH AS ZAMBIA'S PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATION, THAILAND'S FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATION, AND UZBEKISTAN'S 1 GW PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT WITH AN INITIAL CAPACITY OF 400 MW, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO THE GRID FOR POWER GENERATION. GUIDED BY THE CONCEPT OF BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND, CHINA HAS CARRIED OUT FOREIGN COOPERATION, ROOTED IN, DEEPLY INTEGRATED INTO, AND ACTIVELY SERVED LOCAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. CHINA HAS DEEPLY INTERACTED WITH PARTNER COUNTRIES, PROMOTED TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND PROJECT LOCALIZATION, AND HELPED PARTNERS CULTIVATE NEW ECONOMIC MOMENTUM. WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH OF INDUSTRIES SUCH AS NEW ENERGY VEHICLES FROM THE PERIPHERY TO THE CENTER, CHINA ADHERES TO THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF OPEN COOPERATION AND STRENGTHENS COOPERATION WITH COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE WEBSITE OF DIPLOMAT MAGAZINE IN THE UNITED STATES HAS NOTED THAT SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING COOPERATION WITH CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANIES, "NOT ONLY STRENGTHENING THE INEVITABLE TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BUT ALSO PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL EXCHANGES.IN THE ERA OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION, DISCUSSIONS ON PRODUCTION CAPACITY ISSUES SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION, AND BOTH PROFIT AND LOSS CALCULATIONS SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NATIONAL INTERESTS AND LOSSES. IN SHORT, HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION CAPACITY BENEFITS THE PEOPLE OF ALL COUNTRIES, CONTRIBUTES TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLD, AND PROMOTES THE PROGRESS OF HUMAN SOCIETY. FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, THE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION CAPACITY REPRESENTED BY CHINA'S NEW ENERGY INDUSTRY IS NOT OVERCAPACITY, BUT RATHER A SERIOUS SHORTAGE. CURRENTLY, SOME COUNTRIES CHOOSE TO POLITICIZE EVERYTHING UNDER PROTECTIONIST THINKING, WHICH HARMS THE OVERALL INTERESTS OF HUMANITY. CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO SHOULDER ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AS A MAJOR COUNTRY, PURSUE A WIN-WIN PATH THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL OPENING UP, AND SERVE THE WORLD WITH HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION CAPACITY.