China is delighted to see Trump diverting limited military resources away from the Pacific to his boondoggle in the Middle East.
Taiwan is understandably nervous.
America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with Trump.
China has already exploited Trump's inability to comprehend the global implications of his surrendering the growing wind and solar technology market.
China is now the world’s largest exporter of wind and solar energy technologies, with both sectors hitting record levels in 2025–2026.
Manufacturing and export dominance
China produces 80% of the world’s solar panels and 60% of its wind turbines, plus leading shares in batteries, EVs, heat pumps, and hydrogen electrolyzers Electrek+1. This scale has driven down global costs, enabling emerging economies to leapfrog fossil fuels. In 2024, a quarter of emerging economies sourced more of their final energy from electricity than the US, and nearly two-thirds generated a higher share from solar. Electrek.