Trump's Iran war accelerates China's clean energy boom

The US-Iran conflict has disrupted global energy supplies badly enough to supercharge demand for alternatives, and China's cleantech industry is the primary beneficiary. Chinese solar, battery, and EV manufacturers are filling supply gaps and winning contracts that would have been unthinkable before the war rattled fossil fuel markets. The surge is compounding pressure on Western policymakers already struggling to compete with Beijing's industrial subsidies.