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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Basically, america is getting upset that China is doing capitalism better than they are 😂
Exactly😄
That’s correct. And bbc filming a guy over 50s can’t find a job. That’s happening in every where
Yes they use slave labour and CCP handouts also. 😠😠😠
Yes they use slave labour and CCP handouts also.
@@flyingbears5635true. as a chinese who spent a couple of years in the west, i am asured that the unemployment problem is happening globally😢
China: emit carbon. West: how dare you! China: produce Green West: how dare you!
Super hypocrisy! The West only talked about green things when they were winning.
😂 too right!
damn,M3
China cannot develop because the hegemonic position of the United States must be guaranteed not to be affected.
Real
My advice for west is to progress instead of hindering other's growth
1. "Running fast is bad for your safety, bro". 2. Summon others to beat the competitor. 3. "I told you so."
They prefer to blame other for their failure.
They can’t progress anymore without destruction…Blame it on their system : kondratcheff cycle theory. It takes 3$ of capital to produce 1$ of profit… Their last economical growth was after ww2…Hence the current global instability
US motto: If you cant win, trip your opponent.
the west is focussed on gender issues; women right, social engeneering, migrants ...
Westerner leaders. We love clean energy but only when we make them.
Do you know plastic is made from oil? Better ban it
Sadly, if we make them, they would not be ready before the carbon neutrality deadline, and when finally available, they would most likely be unaffordable for the mass.
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?
Money makes the world go round my friend.
anti china becos daddy 'merika say so
America is an Empire ruled by Lobbying Companies, putting up a facade of democracy Can't do anything progressive there except for wars
Because west are hypocrites😂 they don’t want cheap available solar batteries😂. They hope China can emit more carbon😂
The whole "green" movement won't happen if the West don't have technical advantages at that time. They did not expect China caught up and exceeded them. Now they need more "reasons" 🤔.
The global south, 88% of the world's population, desperately needs affordable green energy and sustainable development to fight against poverty and climate change.
The climate has always been changing. Humans have nothing to do with it. Governments are using it to frighten & control.
USA: no no no, too cheap, overcapacity, forced labour, boycott.
The US + UK + AU + CAN + western world hate CHINA for making Green Products so affordable for the Global South.
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 😂
1000% correct
Robots and AI.. no no don't do that
It's not really consumerism, consumerism existed well before we had stuff made in China, the only reason manufacturing moved to China is so that Apple, Walmart and Amazon can make bigger profits.
Well said thank you it's profit .@@willyhill7509
USA = No1 country importer of goods China = No1 country exporter of goods Guess who is No2 country importer of goods? ANS: China Consumerism goes both ways.
If western countries did these, that will be the future of human being. China did these, it is challenge to rules-based international order... 😂
Right, and just to add: "Rules based order" is an invention of USA! It actually means "US rules based order" whereas they neglect International Law and UNO whenever it goes against their interests.
rules based American order
America is just as much of a victim of this globalist mafia as its' clien states.
So a country is doing well, so westerners are jealous 😂😂
you mean white people
cheap is not well..lol
@@true.is.aroundcheap and good and the west is to take the boot😂
@@true.is.around china does things cheap and good. better than the rest of the world
@@gkmail8718 More tariffs are needed to offset Chinese government subsidies.
The BBC won’t cover how the US just vetoed the Palestinian state recognition at the UN? I wonder why?
It’s sick how these countries act like they ‘want peace’ and then they just veto the peace….
They can recognise 100 genders but cannot recognise a single country😂
@@LouiseChong-xk5xpPretty sure nobody could even name 100 genders.
@davecooper3238 oh, they gonna make laws to ensure all can be recognised soon. And no question asked like German new laws. I don't even know why bother label female toilet anymore since everyone can go in there😬
@@LouiseChong-xk5xp Someone apparently thinks you are a sucker that will believe anything.
West: let’s contain global warming and protect our environment together! China: Ok. produce Green. West: Don’t do that!
姐 提高下英语😂
@@kaiserleo1383 不妨碍理解就行了，时时刻刻写考试作文累不累啊
Even the BBC can't make this look bad, "China is helping the world capture the sun..."
But that is what China is doing isn't it?
BUT AT WHAT COST??!!
@@angec.47573:20
@@angec.4757 western losses
BUT AT WHAT COST
"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. 😂
US has consumes the most oil even if they don't produce anything much.
The world needs this cheap green energy,now what’s the freaking problem?
American capitalists are losing profit 📈 and that's all that matters to the USG
Americans don’t want the whole world to go green Their politicians are evil
big oil loses
Over capacity hahahahah. Soon you will tell us that we no longer have carbon emission problem.
US to China "Please stop your industry, you are too productive for us. this is unfair."
低端时候，比如衣服，圣诞树等等不说你们不能生产太多。美国人买的时候太便宜。应该卖贵点，等中国有高端时候说你们太便宜，应该贵点。哈哈哈😂
West feel SCARED as hell because Green tech is now cheap and available😂😂😂😂
Height of hypocrisy. If someone has put its mind time and energy in humanity and environment, world should be welcoming and grateful.
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 🤣
the west are silly cow
Yes they use slave labour and CCP handouts also.
funny bbc journalists are whining about chinese growth...
The BBC aren't whining, they are just reporting that some western governments are
I didn’t hear anyone from the BBC whining.
BBC is a joke. It used to condemn China calling China poor, ugly and so on. But the time has come that it has to admit that China is super efficient in producing green products.
@@davecooper3238 classical Brits always whining about other people's development while their economy sinking into English channel
@@MelonEsuk What’s the English Channel. Do you mean the BBC ?
Some go green with technology, some with envy.
Fossil Fuel billionaires in US are worried .
Isn't it a good thing? That China produce green technology and the world can use it for green earth? I just don't understand all those accusations on China: National Security. Overcapacity of green technology, etc.
US is an empire, with a facade of democracy. Companies lobby US government. So they hinder other nations' companies growth.
Cause China earns more money than the West arranged...
Anything that is good from Chinese and China is bad for the west and their allies. Even if their allies are Asians.
When West lead the Green tech, it is a good thing. When China leads, oh, dooms day is comming.
You don't understand. Neither do I. China has upended (turned upside down) the Western thinking of green technology. The West has been thinking that they would monopolize green tech, so they were promoting green tech like crazy. But the arrival of China green tech has messed up their plan, so that they now turn into anti-green.
What awful journalism, lol. China is looking to solve their GHG emission problem by producing cheap green -tech, that's more readily available. How is this a bad thing?
It's a bad thing simply because this affordable green tech is Chinese!!!!
So now low cost green technology is No Need to deal with global warming by BBC
The report did not say that.
I think plastic should be banned in China
@@phildefer2342 if that’s how you read it. I read it a different way.
@@bonbon19977 go talk to coco cola
@@bonbon19977 Most of Plastic film are recyclable, when there is a demand from environment, people always come out with solution. that is how human advance.
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.
Chinese always welcome friends
China welcomes foreigners from all over the world 🌏❤️.
"China has save the world from doomsday astroid, but at what cost?"
West before: *"China use renewables!"* _*China state using renewables and also made them dirt cheap_ West: *Not fair! I'll put sanctions on you!* China: 👁️ 👄 👁️
Just think if the UK spurted green goals like China has there would not be such a "problem"
If America dominate this market no one will complain - not even China.. A good example is iphones and Tesla.. Where China is helping majority of the sales. But if China dominate the west complains? Whats the reason for this? Can the west support Huawei and other chinese brands like BYD the same way China supported apple and tesla?
just imagine what if these achievements are made by western countries?
They would act they saved the world. BBC goes mask off full on war hawk mental gymnastics every now and then
Affordable Western green technologies and products SAVE THE WORLD! That will be their news headline.
They only make weapons and cause wars😂
Then it would be portrayed as free market and ingenuity!
@@Dr.Kay_RWho attacked Ukraine? Who attacked Israel first? Is it western countries?
of course, geopolitics are much more important that trying to save the Earth.
If you know anything about the Silk Road, you probably know that it is the humble SILK that helped China to become an economic superpower in those days. But China's hold on that position diminished after an Italian monk stole silkworms back to Europe, and that ended China's monopoly. Fast forward to modern days. China emerging from centuries of turmoils, and has found its own feet again. It seems it is again dominating in something others wanted...clean energy devices. But unlike the silk worm and the silk industry, China doesn't have a monopoly on solar panels, wind turbines and batteries because every country can manufacture them. But China can do it better, faster, and cheaper than even the industrialized west. And that gets them worried. So new weasel word like "over capacity" is coined. Janet Yellen went all the way to China to warn the Chinese of upsetting the US for being "over capacity"...translation..."You are doing it far better than we Americans could ever dream of., and we are worried BIGLY !!" So can America do what that Italian monk dd....stole the silk worms? But there is no secret in making solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, so there is nothing t steal. Can America steal China's penchant for hard work, and the ability to look further into the future? That I don't know. But America does have sanctions, tariffs, and know how to talk rubbish to get itself off the hook for being incompetent.
The political problem in the USA is that it has two main political parties that have almost identical views about most things, and their main aim is to damage each other and various other countries rather than to try to make their own country a better place for its people.
@@cedriclynch Very true. But while the two parties are essentially one party with two names, they try to differentiate from each other with issues such as border issues, abortion rights, and black people. And they fight over them incessantly. While they are hard at arguing and fighting each other, they allowed issues such as infrastructures, or issues like clean energy to slip past them. Now they are warning China for being too good at it.
Well said!! China also has a great vision and managed to secure the entire supply chain for EVs including the most important Rare Earth minerals.
你只说对了一半，但是，其实光伏组件需要很多关键技术，这关乎发电效率，并不是所有人都能做好。中国人为这个产业投入巨大并坚持多年，最终，大家都看到结果是怎么样了。
If it has poor quality, ppl won’t buy it. Why western world worried about that?😂
Chinese are at peace with Africa. They see them as partners and not ‘nobodies’. Therefore countries in Africa ousted Europeans and invited the Chinese to mine their minerals. In turn the Chinese are bringing in huge development to them.
Infrastructure construction of roads, electricity, and network communications
Apparently, this is Colonialism, according to the resentful West who has actually invented Colonialism.
West: We must go green. China goes green better than west. West: not fair. Wtf....
The West is resentful sore losers.
They weren't too fast. Europe and the US are too slow and reluctant making straightforward decisions towards a carbon emission free world.
Climate change is lie. Being used to frighten & control populations.
Cause US and EU only busy lecturing others about being green but don't practice it.
Exactly. If you stick your head in the sand you can’t see the obvious. All of the pushback by entrenched fossil fuel corporations slowed western development of the new technologies. Production will increase if Biden gets another term…and he has a cooperative Congress. If Trump is re-elected green energy will remain on the back burner. Glad to see China leading us forward. I visited a number of major cities last year and was impressed with air quality due to reduced ICE emissions. About 30-40% of the cars and all of the motor scooters were electric.
Sad to see BBC politicalzed view again
they are always like this
Find me a single news outlet in existence without a biased view
@@jimbojimbo6873but this one is extreme. They even produce fake ones. Ask Sudworth.😂😅
Oh wow, in a country of 1.4 billion people they found a single old guy who lost his job and didn't like it. That must mean the economy is doing really bad, despite growing at over 5% so far this year.
The man also confused me, what has he got to do with this article?? Looks like the BBC is getting more and more desperate!!
Britain Casually Forgetting the Opium Wars because back in the history , they got nothing to sell to china and instead sold Hard Drugs and fought to sell it , Got Hongkong for free for 100 years .
Nowadays BBC REPORTINGS is like 😂😂😂 stock.
Over capacity..😂😂
West: pledge to triple solar by 2023 China: here's the solar. West: that's too much!
Europe is jealous. Hahahahah.
EU not want crappy garbage. BAN of CHINA incomming.
US: Dang! Pur CO2 per capita is 3-6 times higher than Chinese and Indians! Now who will we blame?😂
The Western politicians really needs to make up their minds whether they want to protect the environment with plenty of affordable clean energy products available in the market, or to protect their donors that could only make overpriced clean energy products which most consumers can’t afford.
It is clear they have already made the choice.
They also need to make up their minds if they want to fight inflation and lower the cost of things or make things more expensive and make inflation worse.
Tesla is overpriced. If it's cheaper then I'm in.
Tesla stock 2900$ in year 2030. Warren Redlich
Tesla stock 2900$ in year 2030. Warren Redlich
Tesla stock 2900 $ in year 2030. Warren Redlich
Tesla is scamming people.
In another words you calling yourself poor
"The US and the EU accuse China of unfairly subsidising these industries, allowing them to flood the world market with cheap green goods." Isn't that a good sign for our planet? If cheap green goods are flowing in the world market, many people can purchase these cheap goods.
如果中国产品是亏本再卖给你们。你们应该发动人民把中国买到破产，因为有补贴就不信买不破产。哈哈
France 🇫🇷 condemn Russia 🇷🇺 over Ukraine 🇺🇦 but support Israel 🇮🇱 attacking civilians in Palestine 🇵🇸 Hypocrisy from France 🇫🇷 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Didn't you see that interview where they were like "This is Europeans being displaced and killed! It's a tragedy and so horrible". They were telling us exactly what the West thinks!! War is only ok when it's in the Middle East or Africa.
What does this to do with solar panels?
@@herp_derpingson west should subsidize its solar panels industry not nazi zionism
I hate the west by now. I’ll move to Malaysia
Yes. Move to progressive asian nations who seek development. Not warmongers who hinders other's growth
Have fun with your increased access to real estate with their effective limiting of monopolistic practices.
Malaysia is laid back country You’ll have fun over there too
From Pakistan; we love China, a true tested friend❤
The worker sounds like a 1970's American. Same story.
The USA lost to cheaper junk This guy lost to automated good quality
@@DW-op7ly true. But it is heavily subsidized government funded good quality. How will it all pan out for the world is a mystery as yet.
@@mikechamp78 whats wrong with gov subsidise..US is funding the chip industry with BILLIONS and billions and that is ok innit ??
@@mikechamp78look at the list of US subsidies. At least other nations don't crumble other nation's companies by dirty tricks. US is just an empire now. That work for companies lobbying. Lobbying is banned in other nations as it's corruption.
Think about this way India has a younger workforce, larger workforce and lower wages Yet it has a 90 to 100 billion dollar trade deficit with China every year At some point you Americans need to start looking in the mirror You live an overindulged lifestyle/high standard of living on borrowed and spent money Ive seen the studies 70% of Americans talk about buying American Yet 84% are not willing to pay more than 10% for American made over imported 10?l%???? I don’t know what State you are from but my country sales taxes are more than that That’s embarrassing… but nice excuses why you can’t compete
👌👌👌 We Australian are fully dependent on China.
Not fully, AU like a good cuddle from US of A and family meetings with UK.
Your country belongs to AUKUS
Fully dependant on China does not mean they are with and support China. No matter what, white Caucasians will never accept people of different color skin. Especially the white Anglo-Saxon.
How insane is she to lie like that?
For non chinese* Do not think too much, if chinese goods are cheap and good just buy
agree Western brands just live in dillusion that they can make thousands even from small scarf
or be patriot buy at x 5 price🤣🤣
How about the Chips Act in the ux, isnt that handouts?
It's call hypocrisy, a Western specialty.
Isn't that what the world needs - cheap green solutions?
Free economy means everyone has the right to compete. Isn’t US/UK the champion of free economy?
The world needs affordable EVs, Wind turbines and Solar panels to fight global warming. Why complain??? Keep up the good work. China 🇨🇳
You folks have no conscience or what
the key fact is not cheap.it's they are cheap with the same or better quality
How is China at fault here?
Didn't u guys complain about China carbon emissions lol
BBC, you don't fool anyone anymore.
I feel like the key moment here was the mention of the robotics. A push towards more and more automated workflows is potentially a solution, to a society where it is projected that there are soon going to be less and less young people available/willing to take on manufacturing roles.
Celos Armorin: 'the rich countries not only want the biggest piece of the pie but the moral justification to take it'
It is already difficult to find objective, fair and positive voices in BBC reports. Pride and Prejudice is their mainstream.
China is doing too much Green Tech 😂😂, Do you hear the nonsense you're reporting
You know what China green manufacturing say? They still can't meet world demand and still need to add more assembly line. 😂😂😂
Once again the West cant cope
China: produce clothes, shoes… West: thank you China: produce green tech… West: wtf are you doing!
😂😂
Is it the west vs the east? Or the west vs the rest?
Childish, the world needs to speed up and transfer to greener energy instead of fighting over who dominates the market
Even as an indian I would appreciate here for being this efficient comparing to west which always create internal hinderance even in india itself
I am here to see the famous line: "but at what cost?".
Seems to be overused, especially by the BBC when reporting anything about China.
What does that unemploy worker has to do with green manufacturing and tension with the West?
Because bbc wants to link them together.
Just a sign of the lowest of the low journalism
China : Breaths West : How dare you
When it comes to money, they forget about climate changes 😂😂😂
BBC said:China always got many troubles, not UK and America 😂
Green energy is not over capacity but short of supply. More the better. Why more green energy in China makes the west worried? It is because China is in the leading position, not the west.
And the bbc still want your tv license fee for this bullish 😂
Shameless British Bullshit Corporation!!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is called NEOCOLONIALISM.
West were to keen t have green energy 🔋 now they’re a crying over china 😂 double standard!
China is helping us to switch in to green energy faster.Which greatly help us reach climate conservation goals
Striving towards green energy rapidly is most welcome irrespective of which country is going for it. For sustainable and better development of the world please don't spread your wrong narrative.
The irony is the power comes from burning coal.
I thought that as well a few years ago, instead of cars emitting pollution, you're just having power stations emitting pollution instead. But I was in China for a few years pre 2018, the air quality was nasty, especially during winter. Fast forward just a few years, their air quality is like 90% better, so one way or another, something happened.
@@lzl4226 nope. Still bad air.
@themydnighthour Nope. A lot better. Was in Beijing in January. Enjoyed clear blue skies minus the notorious winter smog. According to locals, there are a lot more smog free winter days these days. Also Beijing was really beautiful when covered with fresh snowfall.
@@kamsunleong6648 I'm here now. Ur wrong. Have a good one.
@@themydnighthour Sure, I've just spent this winter in China but what do I know..... I'm clearly blind
but but I thought the West was soo obsessed with green/clean energy and climate change, what happened to that?
Fraud 😂😂😂😂
Typical distorted BBC report of anything China related !! There are so many absolutely amazing solar panel fields in the vast desert, why does BBC choose to show a field with such a depressing grey sky?? And I am really confused, what has the factory worker got to do with this article??? BTW, what is wrong with affordable green energy??!!
Imagine the cool tech we could have if we weren't busy simping for oil companies and living in the past. People are still talking about opening new coal mines, in 2024. 🤣
Billions and billions of dollars or euros have gone into developing these “cool technologies“, and there’s very little to show for it You don’t seem to understand the concept of energy density, and how it relates to hydrocarbons, you’re just another a know nothing m0ron spouting meaningless platitudes
I thought the west was all about green morals and not profit 😂😂
Maybe if they made the solar panels LGBT we would have a better outcome
West considers Carbon Quota as controlling mechanism over humanity. China considers Carbon Quota as paradigm change for new and efficient green technologies for humanity.
Waz bad about a government giving subsides to it's citizens to develop
BBC, no surprise ! China economic always grow much fast than many countries ( at least true for the last 3 decades). Free market shall be competition ! No such thing is overcapacity! Market competitiveness is good for consumers which drive products cheaper price and better quality. No complaints and blaming others!
The only reason the west is fearing to becoming too reliant on China is because they plan on fighting China militarily, otherwise what is the fear exactly?
I’m confused, are we upset that china is doing so good that it affects western companies profits? I mean cheaper parts mean cheaper cost for product which means value for money for the buyers.
Regardless of what the west wants, Asia needs to switch to greener technologies, and the world needs Asia to do so. It had the largest population group globally and will therefore use a vast amount of (perhaps the most) energy. Its needs to use greener technology or else we're all fucked. So do all the other continents too really, and according to the free market, if the west wants to produce more green technology then they should just do it. As long as nobody violates human rights there shouldnt be a probelm, though there are human rights violations in both spheres (east and west) sadly.
The west doesn't want to go gree but doesnt want china to do it either
I thought the thumbnail was Devo for a second.
How is cheap but quality bad?
What?
I get the distinct feeling every chinese bot leaves an obligatory "😂" emoji at the end of their sentences...
😂😂😂 here's bot3