{"id":2044228,"date":"2023-09-25T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-spent-billions-to-cut-china-out-of-green-energy-supply-chain-now-his-admin-says-that-cant-happen\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:21:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:21:24","slug":"biden-spent-billions-to-cut-china-out-of-green-energy-supply-chain-now-his-admin-says-that-cant-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-spent-billions-to-cut-china-out-of-green-energy-supply-chain-now-his-admin-says-that-cant-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s billions aimed to exclude China from green energy supply chain, but now his administration claims it&#8217;s not feasible."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-spent-billions-to-cut-china-out-of-green-energy-supply-chain-now-his-admin-says-that-cant-happen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>We are thrilled to collaborate with China, says Biden administration economic official<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Joe\u200c Biden and\u2063 Chinese president Xi Jinping (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The United \u2064States recognizes\u2063 that it cannot exclude China \u2064from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kerry-admits-slave-labor-fuels-chinas-green-energy-supply-chain\/\" title=\"Kerry Admits Slave Labor Fuels China\u2019s Green Energy Supply Chain\">green energy supply chain<\/a>, as stated by \u2064a top\u200d official from the\u200d Biden administration on Friday. This comes\u200c just a month after President Joe Biden announced\u200b plans to\u2063 bring critical supply chains and technologies back home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not about China. We are thrilled \u2064to work with\u200d them on this, \u2063and currently, we \u200dsource many \u200bminerals from Chinese companies,&#8221; said \u2064Jose Fernandez, Biden&#8217;s under secretary for economic growth and the environment, during a press\u2063 briefing. &#8220;The bigger \u2064picture is climate change, and we cannot \u2062solve the climate crisis without the involvement of the PRC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez&#8217;s remarks challenge the rationale behind\u200b the Inflation Reduction\u2062 Act and other climate-focused measures by \u200dthe Biden administration. These initiatives allocated over $8.5 billion to counter China and establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-spent-billions-to-cut-china-out-of-green-energy-supply-chain-now-his-admin-says-that-cant-happen\/\" title=\"Biden's billions aimed to exclude China from green energy supply chain, but now his administration claims it's not feasible.\">domestic green energy supply chain<\/a>. China currently \u2063dominates the production and\u2063 processing of minerals necessary for electric car batteries, solar panels, and other green technologies, an issue that Biden has pledged to \u200daddress through his climate spending.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For years, China dominated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-may-give-european-automakers-us-tax-credit-for-battery-critical-mineral-production\/\" title=\"Biden May Give European Automakers US Tax Credit for Battery, Critical Mineral Production\">clean energy supply chains<\/a>. &#8230;\u200c Not anymore,&#8221; emphasized Biden during a \u200bspeech on August 16, celebrating the Inflation \u200dReduction Act. &#8220;We are building it here and sending the product over there. No, I mean it. We&#8217;re bringing critical \u2062supply chains and technologies home for electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, critical \u2063minerals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Fernandez&#8217;s admission on Friday indicates that the\u2063 administration is willing to continue collaborating with China in the fight against the &#8220;climate crisis.&#8221; During his briefing, Fernandez praised\u200c China \u2063as \u200cthe &#8220;second-largest economy in the world&#8221; and &#8220;a major\u200b trading partner of the U.S.,&#8221; affirming that\u200c the Biden administration will persist in working with them.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200drecent months, the Biden administration has made efforts to negotiate a\u200b new climate agreement with China, which emits more\u200c greenhouse gases \u200cthan all developed nations combined. Unfortunately, \u200cthese efforts have not\u200b yet succeeded. In July, for instance,\u200c Biden administration climate czar John Kerry embarked on a three-day trip to Beijing\u2062 with the\u200c aim of making progress on China&#8217;s climate commitments, but he was unable to achieve his objective. Despite this, Kerry deemed the trip successful, \u2062citing &#8220;long \u200dand very detailed meetings&#8221; and &#8220;frank conversations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Fernandez\u200c expressed the administration&#8217;s willingness to collaborate with China on climate change,\u200c Chinese president Xi Jinping has \u2062not reciprocated the same sentiment. During Kerry&#8217;s visit, Xi, who did not \u200dmeet with the Biden administration official, asserted that his nation&#8217;s climate goals\u2062 &#8220;will never be influenced by others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kerry later agreed with Xi&#8217;s statement and argued against making demands of the\u2063 Chinese. &#8220;We \u2064all agree that nobody should be &#8216;dictated to,&#8217; and we&#8217;re not doing that,&#8221; Kerry stated before departing from Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the Biden administration&#8217;s approach of collaborating with China \u2064in the\u200c green \u2063energy sector differ\u200c from the previous \u2064administration&#8217;s approach<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063The United States has relied heavily on China for the supply of critical minerals needed for clean energy technologies,&#8221;\u2063 Fernandez explained. &#8220;But as we strive to transition to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly\u2063 economy, it is essential that we establish a \u2063robust domestic supply \u2064chain that can meet our growing demand for these minerals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez acknowledged that while the US is making\u200d efforts to expand its mining\u2064 and processing capabilities, it will take time to fully develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-2-trillion-here-are-the-key-components-of-bidens-massive-infrastructure-plan\/\" title=\"Another  Trillion: Here Are The Key Components of Biden\u2019s Massive Infrastructure Plan\">domestic supply chain<\/a>. In the meantime, collaboration with China \u200cis crucial to ensure a\u2063 steady and reliable\u2062 supply of critical minerals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We recognize that China has made significant \u200dinvestments in\u200d developing its own green energy industry,&#8221; Fernandez\u200d said. &#8220;They have the expertise and infrastructure that we \u200dcan learn from and leverage in \u200bour own efforts. By working together, we can address the challenges of climate change more \u2062effectively and create a \u2064more sustainable\u2062 future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s stance on \u200bcollaborating with China in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">green energy sector<\/a> is seen\u200d as a departure from the previous administration&#8217;s approach. Former President Donald Trump had taken a more confrontational stance, imposing \u2064tariffs on \u200bChinese \u2063goods and pursuing \u2063a policy of \u2062economic decoupling.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration, however, believes that cooperation is \u200dessential \u2062for addressing global \u200bchallenges\u2064 like climate\u200d change. The two largest economies in the world working together to develop green technologies and reduce emissions can \u200chave a significant impact on the global fight against climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We understand the need to compete\u2063 with China in certain areas, but we also recognize the importance of \u200ccollaboration,&#8221; Fernandez emphasized. &#8220;We can achieve much \u200dmore by\u200c working together \u200bthan by isolating ourselves. This is not about compromising our national interests; it is about finding common\u2063 ground and pursuing shared goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The United States and China are expected to discuss further collaboration on climate issues during the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.\u200b Both countries have set ambitious targets\u200d to reduce emissions and achieve carbon neutrality, and cooperation between them will be crucial in achieving these goals.<\/p>\n<p>As the world grapples with the urgent need to transition to green energy and \u2062combat climate change, it is increasingly\u200d clear that international cooperation and collaboration are essential. Despite geopolitical tensions and diverging\u200b ideologies, the Biden \u2064administration&#8217;s approach of working with China in the green energy sector sends a strong message: the fight against climate change\u200b requires collective efforts and a united front.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re content collaborating with them,&#8221; stated a Biden administration economic official regarding China and President Xi Jinping. 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