China Finds New Ways to Expand Its Clean Tech Abroad

Podcast: The China-Global South Podcast · The China-Global South Project

Opublikowano: 2026-10-28

Chinese companies are accelerating overseas investment in clean technology manufacturing as domestic overcapacity, weak demand and rising trade barriers push them to seek new markets. A global manufacturing investment database shows that Chinese firms account for roughly half of overseas clean-tech manufacturing investment, with projects spanning solar, wind, batteries and electric vehicles. Governments are increasingly demanding local production rather than imports, creating opportunities for industrialization but forcing countries to balance manufacturing ambitions against the urgent need for affordable electricity. In Africa, Morocco and Egypt have emerged as major investment destinations, while tariffs and localization policies risk making...