04 | Electric World Order | Manufacturing Chimerica

About this episode

The episode discusses China's role in the clean energy revolution as a byproduct of its economic strategy and quest for energy independence.

China didn’t set out to fix climate change. Its production of clean energy and electrification tech is changing the world, but this particular green revolution is a byproduct of China’s economic strategy and its quest for energy independence. The global financial crisis, the US shale boom, and the US attitude towards China have all contributed to China’s new dominance of clean energy manufacturing. Guests: Jessica Chen Weiss - Professor of China Studies and the faculty director of...

People in this episode

Guest: Jessica Chen Weiss

Topics covered

• clean energy
• China
• economic strategy
• energy independence
• global financial crisis
• US-China relations

Keywords

• clean energy
• China
• electricity
• manufacturing
• economic strategy
• energy independence
• global financial crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, US, Chimerica

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