German media: What if China uses the energy transition as a bargaining chip?


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A commentary recently published in ’Die welt’’ argues that Germany has so far been reliant not only on Russian gas, but also on Chinese solar equipment, and relying on an authoritarian regime is never a good idea. What if the CCP decides to use the renewable energy transition as a bargaining chip? Hong Kong activist Glacier Kwong, who lives in Hamburg, Germany, commented in Die Welt, pointing out that reliance on dictatorial states is a big problem: “Germany has repeatedly stressed that the risks of Russia’s imported energy are manageable. However, Germany has so far been reliant on Russian gas,...