In 2020 China was responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than the EU and the U.S. put together, but it was also the world leader in solar and wind power, EV cars, and high-speed rail transport. Indeed, since the early 2000s, German and Chinese development in all these areas had been joined at the hip. It was cheap Chinese solar panels that dotted the rooftops of Germany. Germany’s world-leading car manufacturers were developing their new electric models in and for China. VW alone had poured $17.5 billion in investment into its EV ventures in China.
