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On July 5, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 905, Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor passed away. In 905, Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (born 847) passed away. In 905, Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor passed away. In 905, Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (born 841) passed away. In 936, Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor passed away. In 1857, Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933) was born. In 1904, Harold Acton, English scholar and author (died 1994) was born. In 1950, Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. In 1987, Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor was born. In 2009, A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
‘Overcapacity’ talk reflects a West irked by China’s industrial rise

There is something odd about the debate on China’s “overcapacity”. Europe says the world needs cheaper and faster clean energy deployment, yet complains when China produces the solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles that make this possible. Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank specialising in economic policy, recently published a working paper, “To what extent can green infrastructure investment mitigate China’s clean-energy overcapacity?” It argues that China’s industrial...
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