China’s boom in green manufactured goods fuels tensions with West | BBC News

China’s economy grew much faster than expected at the start of 2024 - up by 5.3% - boosted by its focus on green manufacturing.

The country has invested in producing high end products such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels which are sold around the world.

But that has led to tensions with the West, with other countries fearing they are becoming too reliant on hi-tech Chinese goods which are essential to a low-carbon future.

The US and the EU accuse China of unfairly subsidising these industries, allowing them to flood the world market with cheap green goods.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Laura Bicker in China.

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[alexmckeown]

Basically, america is getting upset that China is doing capitalism better than they are 😂

[苏莱曼-yo]

If western countries did these, that will be the future of human being.

China did these, it is challenge to rules-based international order... 😂

[motindo]

Westerner leaders. We love clean energy but only when we make them.

[XiangYu]

It’s hilarious considering how Chinese manufacturing’s pollution was the go-to sticking point for American criticism, even though American consumerism basically drove that pollution - But now that China can also outcompete them in green manufacturing, theyre scrambling to find something new to scapegoat them on 😂

[Dr.Kraig_Ren]

My advice for west is to progress instead of hindering other's growth

[catinbootsnow]

The global south, 88% of the world's population, desperately needs affordable green energy and sustainable development to fight against poverty and climate change.

[-ullh]

China: emit carbon.
West: how dare you!
China: produce Green
West: how dare you!

[Dr.Kraig_Ren]

"China is producing Green energy at very cheap price"
"And west is mad about about it"
West has 2-3 times more CO2 emissions per capita even tho they don't make anything. 😂

[Mkbshg]

1 minute "we need to go green ASAP"
China produces massive amounts of green tech
Next minute "oh no that's too fast".
What's actually going on here?

[jamessatci]

The BBC won’t cover how the US just vetoed the Palestinian state recognition at the UN? I wonder why?

[luihinwai]

Even the BBC can't make this look bad, "China is helping the world capture the sun..."

[-ullh]

West: let’s contain global warming and protect our environment together!
China: Ok. produce Green.
West: Don’t do that!

[Scar]

The hypocrisy on display is just unbelievable.

They hold a conference a few years back, claiming climate change should be the number one priority for all nations . .

And then (you won't believe this next part) they almost singled out China saying something to the effect of: "You guys are number 1 in emissions in the world! You need to do something."

(I think even China tried to defend their position saying that the West had a chance to industrialize with the use of coal etc, and so they wanted a chance to industrialize, or something to that effect)

Now that they are doing something and being really good at it, the response: "Oh common!"

So wait. Was the hope that you could set (in your mind) and impossible goal that you thought only you could reach, hoping they would fail or be far behind you?

So, tomorrow you'll come with: "Everyone needs to do a backflip because if we don't the world will end (while probably practicing to do this backflip for years now and hoping you will be the go to place as far as investments goes into learning to backflip)

Then China will come again and beat you in doing backflips and you'll fear you'll be "too reliant" on learning backflips from them, so then you'll move the goal post again
🤣

[rudyalfonsus]

US to China "Please stop your industry, you are too productive for us. this is unfair."

[IsmaAragto]

So a country is doing well, so westerners are jealous 😂😂

[Critical_Discourse_Corner]

Well done, China - I have been visiting you every year for the past 20 years (apart from covid) for business, I visit cities and raural areas and I see first hand all the Green Initiaitaives (Planting all them trees and shrubs at the side of the roads and all the reasonabily prices epectric carsa that have popped up over the past few years - just to name a few things) that you have been doing - the western media dont want to report on this or they want to put a negative spin on it - I have seen this first hand, so I can see through the western propaganda and bullshit - im coming back over next month and look forward to visiting your beautiful country again - stay strong and grow. Please be aware that alot of us westerners see through all the propaganda soputerd out by US and the western media.

[sonnal]

Height of hypocrisy. If someone has put its mind time and energy in humanity and environment, world should be welcoming and grateful.

[ice-cold]

The world needs this cheap green energy, now what’s the freaking problem?

[SawSaw-zdcy]

Over capacity hahahahah. Soon you will tell us that we no longer have carbon emission problem.

[-ullh]

West feel SCARED as hell because Green tech is now cheap and available😂😂😂😂