 - Bibek Raj Kandel, New World AsiaGlobal Fellow Energy and Climate Policy Expert - Oct 28, 2025 - Bangladesh’s deepening energy crisis has made it the center of a regional contest, with China expanding investments and India seeking to use geography to retain influence. Dhaka’s post-election energy choices will determine whether Delhi can convert that leverage into lasting power or yield ground to Beijing’s faster-moving ambitions. 
 - Chen Xiaojing, Assistant Fellow at Department for European Studies, China Institute of International Studies - Oct 28, 2025 - Beijing is imposing high standards on itself, while the United States seems to be overpromising and underdelivering. It should shoulder its responsibility, along with Europe to lead emissions reductions and provide developing countries with the necessary financial and technological support to succeed. 
 - Eka Khorbaladze, Research Coordinator, Centre on Contemporary China and the World - Oct 22, 2025 - Underneath the public press jabs that go on between East and West, the realm of resource competition is reshaping the relationships between Europe, China, and Russia as states move to secure immediate needs of oil and other resources. 
 - Kevin Zongzhe Li, Affiliated Researcher, Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis - Brian Wong, Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar - Oct 17, 2025 - Southeast Asia faces a critical challenge in balancing rapid economic growth with climate commitments, as most of its energy demand remains dependent on fossil fuels despite vast renewable potential. China plays a pivotal dual role in this transition, financing both coal and clean energy projects, and its future choices will determine whether ASEAN’s development and decarbonization goals can align. 
 - Emmanuel Guerin, Fellow and Special Adviser to CEO at European Climate Foundation - Bernice Lee, Distinguished Fellow and Special Adviser, Chatham House - Aug 01, 2025 - Earlier this year, the Chinese firm CATL, the world’s largest battery-maker, unveiled an electric-vehicle (EV) battery capable of delivering a remarkable 520 kilometers (323 miles) of driving range after just five minutes of charging. The announcement came a month after BYD, China’s leading EV manufacturer, launched its own ultra-fast charging system. In solar, too, the numbers are staggering: Chinese firms can now produce over 1,200 gigawatts of solar panels annually. 
 - Jianyin Roachell, Transatlantic Digital Debate Fellow and Research Associate at Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology - Mar 14, 2025 - The fossil fuel industry has been a centerpiece of the Republican agenda for most of the modern era, but with the world moving faster than ever toward clean energy, no amount of U.S. strong-arming may be able to stem the tide. 
- Taylah Bland , Senior Program Officer for the China Climate Hub, Asia Society Policy Institute - Dec 31, 2024 - As the impacts of climate change intensify, the U.S. and China must shift focus to adaptation, with opportunities for cooperation through subnational partnerships and a competitive model to assist vulnerable nations. This approach offers a path forward for both countries to lead global efforts in climate action. 
- Tang Xinhua, Associate Researcher, Tsinghua University’s Institute of International Relations - Dec 23, 2024 - As 2025 approaches, the global climate crisis is set to intensify, and the global climate governance process may enter a period of hardship and turmoil. In the face of new challenges, developing countries must unite to protect our shared planet. 
 - Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa, Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong - Nov 08, 2024 - Energy innovation seems to be one of the 21st Century's greatest frontiers, and well as one of the greatest challenges. In order to build sustainable technology and increase independence, why does Europe absolutely need China? 
- Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa, Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong - May 07, 2024 - The EU’s latest moves in the green technology sector may inadvertently strain China-EU relations, potentially impeding progress toward mutual environmental objectives and causing detriment to both parties. 
