China is making infrastructure mistakes like the West, just in different ways. China is mastering this crucial technological revolution and America is forfeiting it. China has pulled some 800 million human beings out of poverty..

China-Sri Lanka Green Agriculture Partnership Deepens at International Green Plant Protection Innovation Conference in Colombo. Conference attracted over 700 participants from 15 countries. Global Crop Protection Powerhouses Face Diverging Risks in 2026 and Beyond. China is making infrastructure mistakes like the West, just in different ways. The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Paprika (2006) Run Time: 1H 38M. In 2026, general life expectancy in China has equaled the US at around 79 years, and is likely to quickly pull ahead. China and the CCP has pulled some 800 million human beings out of poverty. Chinas National Peoples Congress will produce the official 2026 growth target. Rhodium Group estimates are less sanguine about growth. U.S. probably cannot out-manufacture China, even with all the tariffs and industrial policies in the world. If Trump cancels the export controls, it will mean he destroys Americas best chance to keep its weapons ahead. Selling China H200s makes World War III a bit more likely in the next decade. This could ultimately limit the scale of Chinas chip industry, preserving an advantage for American and allied chipmakers. Sales of internal combustion cars peaked almost a decade ago and have been declining ever since. Sales of electric cars have only grown. China is mastering this crucial technological revolution and America is forfeiting it. The number of births in China fell by 17% in just the last year. Chinas birth rate now stands at around 0.93, less than half the replacement level. China has been trying to boost fertility with economic support. China is showing weakness in its autocratic rule and the inevitable internal dissent this fosters. India may end up leapfrogging China. China is a patient, far-sighted entity, as compared with the impulsive, short-sighted West. Henry Kissinger said China thinks in terms of strategic encirclement while Americans try to checkmate opponent. China has been playing technological catch-up since the 1700s, when Hamilton saw it before almost anyone else did, and the policies he pioneered are in some ways the basis of Chinas current industrial policy. China allowed its economy to become dominated by real estate. China is going to decarbonize the world, not the US, says Julian Zelizer. Zelizer: China is preparing to have the yuan replace the dollar as the worlds reserve currency. WSJs Peter Landers reports that some Chinese people are having second thoughts about the weak yuan. China is still struggling with a real estate bust, and the government has decided that exports are a way to cushion the impact on the real economy. Chinas central bank and regulators have issued a notice that bans unapproved issuance of renminbi-pegged stablecoins, including those offshore. This marks Chinas first crypto ban of 2026. Solar set to surpass coal in china, but there’s a catch. Rystad Energy forecasts China will drive a global decline in new solar capacity in 2026 even as renewables overtake coal. Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as Chinas top supplier, shipping 56% more crude than Riyadh in January. 100% of ESPO exports were directed to China for the first time since November 2024. Russia is securing larger volumes of crude at increasingly competitive prices. Solar Set to Surpass Coal in China, But Theres a Catch. India is exploring green steel pathways, but coal-heavy power and production remain major hurdles. In developed countries, rural communities have been pushing back for years. There is no agreed-upon international definition for green steel production. Tata Steel announced an investment of $1.2 billion in green steel technology in Jharkhand state.