https://www.scmp.com/rss/521891/feed Longi Green Energy Technology: A leading Chinese company in the renewable energy sector, headquartered in Xi’an, Shaanxi. Longi specialises in the design, manufacture, and marketing of monocrystalline silicon products, including wafers, high-efficiency PV modules, and green hydrogen production equipment. Serving large-scale power plants, various industries, and households globally, Longi is recognised as the world’s largest manufacturer of monocrystalline silicon wafers and a top solar... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Coco Feng Coco Feng For nearly two years, China has been waging an intense campaign to eliminate severe overcapacity in the solar industry – an issue that has sparked vicious price wars, undermined domestic firms’ bottom lines, and fuelled protectionist policies overseas. Yet, despite Beijing’s repeated efforts, the problem remains far from resolved. The sector is still plagued by excess capacity, leaving firms across the supply chain operating at a loss. The mismatch between rhetoric and outcomes is particularly... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354551/how-illegal-factories-are-undermining-chinas-solar-overcapacity-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354551/how-illegal-factories-are-undermining-chinas-solar-overcapacity-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2026 08:00:10 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi The chairmen of China’s battery and solar giants have called for more top-down regulations to rein in cutthroat competition, warning that unchecked overcapacity is squeezing profits and threatening the industry’s stability. Despite tailwinds including the Middle East conflict that could increase demand for renewable products, overcapacity remains a major challenge for industry players. Zhang Tianren, chairman of Tianneng Holding Group – ranked second behind Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd... https://www.scmp.com/business/climate-and-energy/article/3349627/chinas-battery-solar-bosses-urge-top-down-rules-overcapacity-clouds-industry-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/climate-and-energy/article/3349627/chinas-battery-solar-bosses-urge-top-down-rules-overcapacity-clouds-industry-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:15 +0000 Yujie Xue Yujie Xue China’s abundant renewable power and government support could bring a once prohibitively expensive green energy solution into the mainstream – hydrogen. Extensive access to low-cost solar and wind power could let the country produce huge quantities of hydrogen in an environmentally friendly and affordable manner. The government is also stoking demand for the zero-emission fuel, potentially creating incentives for investors to put money into the infrastructure needed for production and... https://www.scmp.com/plus/business/climate-and-energy/article/3348964/green-hydrogen-drive-may-help-china-reach-carbon-neutral-goal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/business/climate-and-energy/article/3348964/green-hydrogen-drive-may-help-china-reach-carbon-neutral-goal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:00:19 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Overseas solar panel buyers are facing price increases as Chinese manufacturers look set to pass on higher costs to customers amid rising silver prices and the impending withdrawal of an export tax rebate. Trina Solar, one of the world’s top four solar module makers by shipment volume, hiked its average selling prices by 3.5-3.66 per cent, to around 0.85-0.89 yuan per watt, according to a Tuesday note by Citibank. The Shanghai-listed company ships modules – a key solar panel component – to over... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339693/chinese-solar-firms-eye-price-hikes-amid-silver-surge-scrapping-tax-rebate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339693/chinese-solar-firms-eye-price-hikes-amid-silver-surge-scrapping-tax-rebate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:30:10 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. The “Made in China” label has evolved considerably in recent decades. Mostly found affixed to low-cost goods of relative simplicity in China’s early years as a... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3333074/chinas-companies-become-industry-leaders-where-world-are-they-going?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3333074/chinas-companies-become-industry-leaders-where-world-are-they-going?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:52:55 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the US and China. At stake is not only Indonesia’s climate future, but also which superpower sets the terms for the next generation of energy in the developing world. Like much of the developing world, Indonesia faces a choice between two stark energy futures. Chinese companies signed more than US$54 billion in agreements in 2023 with Indonesian state utility PLN, while Indonesian President... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326542/why-indonesias-clean-energy-future-will-be-shaped-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326542/why-indonesias-clean-energy-future-will-be-shaped-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:17:07 +0000 Gerui Wang Gerui Wang The global frenzy around China’s Labubu, the candy-coloured monster character with the mischievous smile adorning bags, desks, streets and social feeds worldwide, is often hailed as a triumph of Chinese soft power. But Labubu’s success reveals something deeper: the unmatched sophistication of China’s integrated platform economy. Pop Mart, Labubu’s retailer, started with a small shop in Beijing in 2010 but has leveraged China’s unique digital ecosystem in recent years to build a global... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3316496/labubus-rise-reflects-hitmaker-ability-chinas-digital-ecosystem?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3316496/labubus-rise-reflects-hitmaker-ability-chinas-digital-ecosystem?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:30:07 +0000 Wang Huiyao Wang Huiyao At a recent Singapore conference on Chinese companies going global, I spoke on deglobalisation and the emerging contours of Globalisation 3.0. Perhaps more than ever, we need to look ahead to new ideas and concepts to tackle whatever the future holds. When China started its reform and opening up in 1978, its economy, shaped by autarkic experience and self-reliance, was still “in China for China”. In tapping world-changing market forces, the economy entered a period of “in China for the world” as... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3315681/chinese-companies-can-spearhead-new-wave-globalisation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3315681/chinese-companies-can-spearhead-new-wave-globalisation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:30:08 +0000