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Might have been an understandable (albeit crass) geopolitical play if the West was leading in renewables but instead it has pushed low and middle income countries further into China's sphere of influence and also into purchasing more Russian oil.
History will see this as an accelerant in the process of global power shifting from West to East. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, the West has been resting on its laurel's for a bit too long now, so this was likely an inevitable transition.
Idk about Russia, given how much of their infrastructure is being demolished.
But China has competitors in the green energy industry globally. The US just isn't one of them.
Hegemonic Shift