Pakistan, Jan. 16 -- 'When it comes to clean energy, there is only one player, the US is not even in the room,' stated the representative of China's climate hub. The withdrawal of the US from the climate front has provided room for China to translate its uncontested investment in green-tech into a strategic advantage. China's green-tech dominance in 2025 indicates that, apart from the normative label of 'save the planet,' China's investment in green technology has economic and political incentives.

In 2023, China made a prudent investment of 180 billion USD in the Post-Carbon global order, as a matter of economic and strategic leverage. The move was driven by the belief that whoever claims the green infrastructure will enjoy the strategi...