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China is operating in a “predatory” manner to make America more reliant on complex supply chains arising from climate change initiatives that play into the hands of hostile foreign actors, according to energy, environmental, and foreign policy analysts at a panel discussion Monday.The event at The Heritage Foundation marked the launch of a new initiative, titled “Chinese Handcuffs,” that probes the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to dominate the “green energy” sector in cooperation with left-leaning environmental activists in the U.S. (The Heritage Foundation founded The Daily Signal in 2014.)Although the U.S. has sufficient resources to maintain its energy dominance, the Biden administration’s climate policies could enable the Chinese to gain significant economic and strategic advantages over time, the panelists warned.“We are right now in the handcuffs of China, and this has been a multidecade agenda that they have led, but at the same time, our own liberal-left agenda has brought us to this point,” said Erin Walsh, a research fellow in international affairs for The Heritage Foundation. “… the United States is the No. 3 energy producer in the world, and China is the No. 1 energy importer in the world, and what they are trying to do is reverse this, so they become dominant in this new energy and renewable sector, and we become dependent on them.” ...Other speakers discussed how China’s efforts to capture the wind and solar industry have complicated supply chains, putting the U.S. at a disadvantage. The “ambitious climate benchmarks” the Biden administration set for renewables heading into the 2030s will have significant economic and political ramifications, said Landon Derentz, a global energy security analyst with the Atlantic Council. The council is a Washington-based group devoted to promoting U.S. international leadership. ...
