https://www.scmp.com/rss/525187/feed Weishi Zhang, PhD, is an associate professor in the Faculty of Geography at Tianjin Normal University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ying Xu,Weishi Zhang Ying Xu,Weishi Zhang In the global shift towards carbon neutral mobility, a striking role reversal is taking shape. China, often seen as a top-down planner, has emerged as a pragmatic, market-responsive architect of new energy vehicle (NEV) policy. Europe, a champion of climate ambition, is seemingly executing a retreat amid a disconnect between ambition and reality. The planned dilution of the European Union’s ban on new combustion-engine cars by 2035 to a carbon dioxide output reduction target of 90 per cent is... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3341418/ev-targets-europe-should-take-page-chinas-playbook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3341418/ev-targets-europe-should-take-page-chinas-playbook?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:30:07 +0000 Ying Xu,Weishi Zhang Ying Xu,Weishi Zhang The recent opening of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Hetao cooperation zone is a defining milestone in Hong Kong’s journey to become an international tech hub. Heralded by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu as a pivotal moment for local innovation, this is more than just a new facility; it marks a strategic transformation in Hong Kong’s economic identity. The park is designed as a world-class industry-academia-research platform for collaboration, focusing on... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3338622/hetao-tech-hub-hong-kong-reimagining-its-economic-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3338622/hetao-tech-hub-hong-kong-reimagining-its-economic-future?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:30:12 +0000