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Energy is Power: The New Geopolitics of Global Energy Transition
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shì jiè世界zhèng zài正在cóngshí yóu石油méiděnghuà shí化石néng yuán能源màn màn慢慢zǒu xiàng走向diàn lì电力zài shēng néng yuán再生能源bǐ rú比如tài yáng néng太阳能fēng néng风能

The world is gradually shifting from fossil fuels like oil and coal to electricity and renewable energy, such as solar and wind power.

zhèzhǐ shì只是jì shù技术biàn huà变化huìgǎi biàn改变guó jiā国家zhī jiān之间delì liàng力量

This is not just a technological change; it will also alter the balance of power between countries.

guò qù过去yì bǎi duō nián一百多年shí yóu石油fēi cháng非常zhòng yào重要hěnduōjiāo tōng交通gōng yè工业jūn duì军队dōulí bù kāi离不开

For more than a hundred years, oil has been very important; many transportation, industries, and militaries depend on it.

xiàn zài现在diàn dòng chē电动车diàn wǎng电网diàn chí电池qīng jié清洁néng yuán能源fā zhǎn发展hěnkuàishì jiè世界duìdiàndexū yào需要yuè lái yuè越来越duō

Now, electric vehicles, power grids, large batteries, and clean energy are developing rapidly, and the world's demand for electricity is increasing.

kě shì可是néng yuán能源jìng zhēng竞争méi yǒu没有jié shù结束zhǐ shì只是huànlexīnfāng xiàng方向

However, the energy competition has not ended; it has just taken a new direction.

shuínéngkòng zhì控制tóngnièxī tǔ稀土děngzhòng yào重要kuàng chǎn矿产shuínéngjiàn shè建设gènghǎodediàn wǎng电网chǔnéngxì tǒng系统xīnnéng yuán能源gōng chǎng工厂shuíjiùgèngyǒuyōu shì优势

Whoever controls important minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, and rare earths, and who can build better power grids, energy storage systems, and new energy factories, will have an advantage.

měi guó美国zhōng guó中国dōuzàidà lì大力fā zhǎn发展zhè xiē这些xīn jì shù新技术jìng zhēng竞争yuè lái yuè越来越míng xiǎn明显

Both the United States and China are vigorously developing these new technologies, and the competition is becoming more apparent.

lì shǐ历史gào sù告诉wǒ men我们měiyī cì一次néng yuán能源biàn huà变化dōuhuìdài lái带来xīndejīng jì经济jī huì机会xīndeguó jì国际guān xì关系

History tells us that every energy transition brings new economic opportunities and new international relations.

wèi lái未来zhǎng wò掌握xīnnéng yuán能源guān jiàn关键zī yuán资源zhòng yào重要jī chǔ shè shī基础设施deguó jiā国家kě néng可能huìzàishì jiè世界shànggèngyǒuyǐng xiǎng lì影响力

In the future, countries that master new energy, key resources, and important infrastructure may have greater influence in the world.

By Mauricio Herrera Kahn / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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