China's race to electrification - Is China turning into an ''electrostate'' - and how will that change the balance of global energy?
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Ben McWilliams
Senior Fellow Alicia García-Herrero and Ben McWilliams discuss China’s quest for energy self-sufficiency and especially its attempt to become an “electrostate”. Can a country transform its vast energy needs into a strategic advantage; and what does it mean for the world if that country is China? And where does Europe stand in this race?
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About the speakers
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Non-resident Senior Follow at the East Asian Institute, Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Economist specialized in monetary and financial issues in emerging markets, banking crises and resolution strategies, financial development
Ben McWilliams
Bruegel
Affiliate Fellow in the field of Energy and Climate Policy