Keep pulling the thread on Hank Paulson.
Virtually 100% of new electricity generation capacity added in the United States over the last two years has come from renewable sources.
China possesses more renewable energy capacity than Europe, Canada, and the United States combined.
China is on track for half of its energy to come from renewable sources.
The lack of sufficient electricity will be the biggest drag on U.S. competitiveness over the next five years.
The middle-class population in China is projected to double from 400 million to 800 million people.
China receives less than 1% of global foreign direct investment (FDI).
China is experiencing a massive excess capacity problem in industries including steel, electric vehicles, solar batteries, and semiconductors.
China's trade surplus was $1.2 trillion last year.
China's trade surplus is projected to increase to $1.5 trillion this year.
China is the leading trading partner for nations that collectively account for 70% of global GDP.
The biggest impediment to U.S. advancement in AI is an insufficient electricity supply to power data centers.
The current stability in the U.S.-China relationship is based on a state of "mutually assured economic disruption," where each country understands the high cost of escalation.