纽约时报中文网 - 英文原版-英How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy
March 8, 2024 2 min 279 words
这篇《纽约时报》报道详尽揭示了中国在太阳能领域的崛起过程，凸显了其在全球太阳能产业中的主导地位。报道深刻剖析了中国政府的长期愿景和大胆战略，以及在技术创新、产能扩张方面的卓越表现。然而，我们不得不审慎看待这一崛起的背后，尤其是在环境保护、劳工权益等方面的隐忧。中国的太阳能霸主地位不仅带来经济利益，还引发了国际竞争与合作的新格局。对于其他国家而言，如何在这场能源变革中找到平衡，既分享中国的经验，又保障可持续发展，将是一个亟待解决的难题。
China unleashed the full might of its solar energy industry last year. It installed more solar panels than the United States has in its history. It cut the wholesale price of panels it sells by nearly half. And its exports of fully assembled solar panels climbed 38 percent while its exports of key components almost doubled.
Get ready for an even bigger display of China’s solar energy dominance.
While the United States and Europe are trying to revive renewable energy production and help companies fend off bankruptcy, China is racing far ahead.
At the annual session of China’s legislature this week, Premier Li Qiang, the country’s second-highest official after Xi Jinping, announced that the country would accelerate the construction of solar panel farms as well as wind and hydroelectric projects.
With China’s economy stumbling, the ramped-up spending on renewable energy, mainly solar, is a cornerstone of a big bet on emerging technologies. China’s leaders say that a “new trio” of industries — solar panels, electric cars and lithium batteries — has replaced an “old trio” of clothing, furniture and appliances.
The goal is to help offset a steep slump in China’s housing construction sector. China hopes to harness emerging industries like solar power, which Mr. Xi likes to describe as “new productive forces,” to re-energize an economy that has slowed for more than a decade.
The emphasis on solar power is the latest installment in a two-decade program to make China less dependent on energy imports.