China commissions its third aircraft carrier Fujian, marking a major step in military modernization and power projection across the Indo-Pacific region.

The coming-together of China’s enormous manufacturing capacity and its ravenous appetite for copious, cheap, domestically produced electricity deserves to be seen in a similar world-changing light. They have made China a new type of superpower: one which deploys clean electricity on a planetary scale.

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy.

U.S. Navy destroyer confronts China near Scarborough Shoal as naval power shifts in Indo-Pacific. Military experts warn of growing Chinese capabilities.

The People’s Republic of China officially cut the ribbon Wednesday on the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier to enter their navy’s service, according to state media. The Fujian was commissioned into service at a ceremony and display of military power held at a military port on the island of Hainan in South China,

As governments gather in Belem, Brazil, for the annual United Nations climate conference, China sits at the center of the negotiations like never before. Beijing’s turn to clean energy is helping keep the Paris accord intact, despite developing nations’ frustration with Western backsliding on climate goals.

Ceres Power rose to an all-time high after the UK-based clean energy technology developer announced a licensing deal with its largest Chinese shareholder to help power data centers.

There is a lot more to a fossil-fuel-free electricity system than simple generating power. But if China just went on producing 680 GW of additional solar capacity every year until the end of this decade, that would be enough, in principle, to meet a third of the world’s current electricity demand.