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Driving Change: How EVs Are Reshaping China’s Economic Relationship with Latin America

Ilaria Mazzocco, Ryan Berg, and Rubi Bledsoe write about the climate and economic opportunities and risks that come from new investments by China in value chains in Latin America and the Caribbean. In response, Washington must find new ways to engage with the region.

Brief by Ilaria Mazzocco, Ryan C. Berg, and Rubi Bledsoe — September 19, 2024

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China’s Essential Role in the Gulf States’ Energy Transitions

China has established itself as an essential partner in Gulf states’ energy transition, serving as an investor and developer in renewable energy projects. Western governments, however, have been reluctant to compete with Chinese enterprises in the region.

Brief by Faris Al-Sulayman and Jon B. Alterman — December 11, 2023

COP Stocktake: The U.S. and China's Great Green Power Competition

The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program's "COP Stocktake: Inside Perspectives on the Global Climate Conference" series will delve into the context, themes, and factors that will ultimately determine the success or failure of COP28.

Event — November 30, 2023

What the Sunnylands Statement Means for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation

The recent Sunnylands statement issued by the United States and China on climate cooperation before Xi and Biden’s meeting in San Francisco injects new life in the countries’ efforts to confront the climate crisis in light of the upcoming climate summit in Dubai.

Critical Questions by Deborah Seligsohn and Ilaria Mazzocco — November 16, 2023

Insights into the Foreign Pollution Fee Act

The Foreign Pollution Fee Act targets environmental, geopolitical, and economic challenges all at once, an ambitious goal that likely runs afoul of U.S. trade commitments and presents imperfect decarbonization pathways but still signals a step in the right direction.

Critical Questions by William Alan Reinsch and Thibault Denamiel — November 13, 2023

Oil Market Tightens but China Looms Large

The oil market tightened in the past month due to improved macroeconomic conditions as well as supply cuts by Saudi Arabia and others. But economic risks in China are mounting, and non-OPEC supply has been resilient.

Commentary by Ben Cahill — August 22, 2023

China’s Electric Vehicle Industry’s Internationalization

China’s initiatives targeting the electric vehicle industry over the past 15 years are one of the most successful cases of industrial policy in the country’s recent history. Growing EV exports from China create a dilemma for U.S. policymakers: production in China can benefit consumers and enable the electrification of the transportation sector, but it could undermine domestic job creation and potentially lead to de-industrialization.

Congressional Testimony by Ilaria Mazzocco — August 21, 2023

Water in a Multipolar World: China and the Issue of Water Management

Senior Fellow Natasha Hall and Professor Ashok Swain argue that as water becomes scarcer, China’s financing and construction of dams worldwide could have profound social, security, and environmental consequences.   

Commentary by Natasha Hall and Ashok Swain — August 14, 2023