In recent times, the United States has frequently hyped "overcapacity" in my country's new energy industry. On the eve of her visit to China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was "worried about the spillover of excess production capacity to the world" in China's new

 In recent times, the United States has frequently hyped the “overcapacity” of my country’s new energy industry. On the eve of her visit to China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was "worried about the spillover of excess production capacity to the world" in China's new energy industry. Subsequently, the New York Times published an article titled "Urging China to curb green energy exports, Yellen faces diplomatic test." The article quoted Yellen's words during her visit to China as saying that China's cheap green energy technology exports are threatening the U.S. trying to develop The electric vehicle and solar industries, and the Biden administration is poised to protect them.

This series of remarks not only reflects the anxiety of the United States in the field of new energy, but also reflects protectionist thinking. Faced with groundless accusations from US politicians, Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Di'er launched a talk show to counter with sharp arguments.

From the data point of view, according to the International Energy Agency, by 2030, the global demand for new photovoltaic installed capacity will reach approximately 4 times that of 2022, while the global demand for new energy vehicles will reach 4.5 times that of 2022. It can be seen that the current demand for new energy Production capacity is far from meeting the needs of the global market. China's high-quality and low-priced new energy products cater to global consumers' needs for environmental protection and efficient energy and should be regarded as a boon to global economic development. Netizens clearly understand this point better than the U.S. government -

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From the perspective of common sense in economics, the "Wealth of Nations", which has been admired in the West for more than 200 years, clearly states that through free trade, the products of various countries can Focus on its comparative advantages to improve production efficiency and promote common development. In the face of "American-style protectionism," the reporter said in this talk show that the United States should not forget the lessons of its steel protectionist measures. In the end, it failed to save jobs, but instead increased the costs of other industries, lifting a stone. Smashed his own foot.

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 After the program was broadcast, overseas social media views exceeded one million, and it was cited by the US "Washington Times", the British "Mirror", "London Evening Standard", "The Economist", Pakistan's "Express Forum", It was reprinted by many overseas mainstream media such as the Philippine Star, the Kenyan Standard, and Kyrgyzstan’s Kabal News Agency.

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  Netizens from various countries left messages in the video comment area, expressing their expectations and praise for the new energy vehicles made in China. It seems that the United States is trying to use the label of "overcapacity" to curb China's export of new energy products, but consumers around the world do not buy it. In addition, some netizens "urged updates" in the comment area, saying that the more videos with sharp words and interesting content, the better!

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  Planning: Ni Siyi

  Producer: Shang Jun

  Coordinator: Xu Haijing, Zhao Zhuoyun, Yan Junyan and Yang Dingdu

  Producer: Wang Di'er

  Video script: Xu Haijing, Zhao Zhuoyun, Wang Fengfeng and Wang Di'er

 Video editing :Zheng Kaijun Liu Yang Zhang Bihong

Research: Wei Yixiu Luo Jiayuan

Cover design: Zhou Kaimin Xiao Gang

Multimedia copywriting: Luo Jiayuan

Multimedia editor: Luyu Diaoze Wang Fengfeng

Consultant: Wang Zhizhong

Director: Lu Fan Zhao Bo

Editor: Wang Tian

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