The Malacca Dilemma and China’s energy security. In November 2003, then Chinese President Hu Jintao described China’s energy situation as subject to the “Malacca Dilemma”. Hu was referring to the lack of supply line alternatives and their vulnerability to a naval blockade. Hu Jintao said that “certain powers have all along encroached on and tried to control navigation through the [Malacca] Strait.” Clearly, “certain powers” referred to the United States […]
If more countries join BRICS at its next summit in Johannesburg it could set the stage for a more equitable and democratic world order. The next BRICS Summit, to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Aug 22 to 24, is expected to mark a major step forward in its development and global impact. The group was established in 2010 by four countries, Brazil, Russia, India and China, which were […]
Introduction by Friends of Socialist China Following is the editorial from the daily UK socialist newspaper, The Morning Star, published on 7 August 2023. Although the editorial deals with the current hysteria in the UK political establishment over “spying” by Chinese made electric vehicles, most of the commentary is equally applicable to most other Anglo-American media. The newspaper has been a strong supporter of China’s building its unique path to […]
Modern agricultural equipment is helping the ancient farming method of rice ratooning make a comeback in east China. New China TV Ratoon rice technology: A green and resource-efficient way for rice production Ratoon rice refers to the production of a second rice crop from the stubble after the harvest of the main crop, is considered a green and resource-efficient rice production system. Chinese scientists are comprehensively evaluating the performance of […]
The development of the China’s offshore renewable energy made a leap forward in mid-June 2023 as the country’s first independently developed megawatt-scale floating wave energy generation device “Nankun” began trial operations in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The event signals the application of China’s cutting-edge megawatt-scale wave energy generation technology in practical engineering, injecting fresh impetus into the country’s offshore new energy development, experts said. According to China Southern Power Grid, the device’s […]
The world’s largest green hydrogen project, which generates hydrogen from solar and wind renewables without emitting carbon dioxide, produced its first batch of “green hydrogen” in June 2023 at Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. The green hydrogen process employs electrolysis from electricity generated from solar and wind energy to decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen, without emitting carbon dioxide. China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) commenced construction in February […]
Mining and climate change are damaging the grasslands that prevent sandstorms. Can greater cooperation help? Battsengel, 50, lives in the south of Mongolia, in Khanbogd district, Ömnögovi province, just over the border from China’s Inner Mongolia. He has made a living herding livestock since he was 20. But sandstorms of increasing frequency are making things very tough. “Precipitation started to fall off in 2004. By 2015, we were seeing long […]
Debt Trap or Development? Ten years after its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged as “the largest infrastructure and development project in human history”. An extensive network of agreements demonstrates the global reach and acceptance of the initiative. By 2021, China had forged Memorandums-of-Understanding (MOUs) with 140 countries and 32 international organizations. Notably, 46 of these MOUs were with African nations, 37 in Asia, 27 in Europe, 11 in […]
A pumped-storage hydro power station which will be the largest of its kind in Western China started construction in Qinghai. What is pumped hydro? Pumped storage hydropower is a form of clean energy storage that is ideal for electricity grids reliant on solar and wind power. Pumped hydropower storage uses the force of gravity to generate electricity using water that has been previously pumped from a lower source to an […]
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The China-built Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project in Pakistan is that country’s first HVDC project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) framework. Posted in China Environment Net on Facebook, 9 Aug 2023. HVDC transmission – facilitating an efficient transition to renewable energy HVDC is used extensively in China’s transmission grid, as it is better suited to very long distance transmission systems, and can connect networks […]
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