The U.S., under Trump, is aggressively pursuing foreign oil for future dominance. Meanwhile, China is decisively winning the future by electrifying everything. It now produces more electricity than the U.S. and EU combined, leads in EVs, batteries, and rare-earth magnets, and is using its manufacturing might to reshape global technology away from fossil fuels, leaving a fossil-focused America behind.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-energy-china-future.html