China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump's tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S. pressure far into the future.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-plans-dominate-global-trade-long-after-trump-2026-02-19

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China is first in the world when it comes to solar capacity, by far. The country installed 315 GW of new panels in 2025, according to the Chinese energy authority, bringing total capacity to around 1,300 GW. More than 80% of all solar panels are currently produced in China.

https://www.dw.com/en/solar-is-winning-the-energy-race/a-76517556

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U.S. officials & Wall Street analysts are now reportedly preparing for the possibility of $200 oil.

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/200-oil-trump-radar-134604431.html

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The U.S. will 'allow' a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, letting critical fuel in after months of what amounted to a blockade.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/americas/cuba-russian-oil-tanlker.html

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Trump's deep cuts to US science funding eliminated thousands of grants and jobs.

Meanwhile, China is dramatically increasing R&D spending, producing far more STEM graduates, and its share of top-tier research is projected to soon double that of the US.

The success of China's ambitious space program is the best example of the change in scientific and geopolitical supremacy.

https://futurism.com/science-energy/china-overtaking-us-world-scientific-superpower

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