By Haley Zaremba - Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
Chinese companies now hold 75 percent of the world's clean energy patents, up from just 5 percent in 2000.
China outspent the rest of the world combined on clean energy investment between 2019 and 2025, pouring in more than half of the $1.1 trillion global total.
US tariffs meant to curb Chinese clean tech have instead redirected exports into the Global South, while Chinese solar and battery imports to the US keep climbing anyway.
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