China’s New Five-Year Plan Signals a Long-Horizon Bid for Clean-Tech Dominance
A CFR analysis argues China is using its 2026 Five-Year Plan to deepen leadership in solar, EVs, and wind while accelerating frontier bets such as green hydrogen and fusion. The article contrasts this with U.S. policy discontinuity and reduced clean-energy investment, which it suggests could weaken long-term competitiveness in complex, capital-intensive energy systems.