Author: Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham

Europe’s dilemma – to use China’s turbines to meet its renewable targets or not

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Europe’s wind turbines have become part of a wider struggle over energy security, industrial power and the west’s dependence on China. European wind power capacity has surged dramatically in recent years. Wind energy now supplies 17% of EU electricity up from 13% in 2019. Offshore wind has expanded particularly rapidly, with installed capacity growing strongly […]

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China has identified how to fight back against Trump’s tariffs, and is not ready to back down

Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of NottinghamLeave a Comment on China has identified how to fight back against Trump’s tariffs, and is not ready to back down

US ports are now starting to see scheduled shipments from China decline as the result of Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. The port of Los Angeles, the biggest port for Chinese goods in the US, is predicting scheduled shipments in early May to be about a third lower than the same time last […]

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Why China might need the rest of the west more as Trump arrives in the White House

Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of NottinghamLeave a Comment on Why China might need the rest of the west more as Trump arrives in the White House

Donald Trump has a knack of antagonising and confusing China. During his first presidential campaign, he accused China of “raping” the US through unfair trade practices. But later in his first term as US president, Trump also called Chinese president Xi Jinping a “good friend”. Throughout the 2024 presidential campaign Trump suggested he would be […]

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