How China Went From Clean Energy Copycat to Global Innovator
www.nytimes.com
A surge in high quality research and patent applications has cemented China’s dominance in the industry.
    • b34k@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      19 hours ago

      The article mentioned solar tech being first patented in the US, and even as recently as the 70s the government injected cash to push it forward.

      So maybe not “Clean energy leader” per se, but certainly tech leader in the clean energy space.

      • optissima@lemmy.mlEnglish
        22·
        17 hours ago

        A tech leader 55 years ago isnt a tech leader anymore. I donated a dollar to a solar development program, which is a larger percentage of my wealth than the US put forward of its. Am I a tech leader now too?

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        19 hours ago

        The correct wording would be to give up on becoming, giving up on being indicates that they were at the point they gave up.