Fmr. Rep. Jason Isaac

China’s manufacturing output now roughly equals or exceeds the United States, Japan, Germany and South Korea combined. In gross production terms, China surpasses the top 10 nations combined in all key sectors: — Solar panels: 80% of global supply — EV batteries: 75–80% of the market — Wind components: 60–65% of global parts — Crude steel: 52–55% of global output (producing 960+ Mt out of a global 1.85 Bt in 2025)—more than the next dozen countries combined. China is commissioning state-of-the-art coal plants at around six per month, adding tens of GW of reliable baseload power annually. Historic shift in manufacturing GDP share: — China: Rose from 6% in 2000 to 30% today. — America: Fell from ~24% to 10–15%. — Europe: Collapsed from 25% to 14–15%. How could this happen? — Because most Western nations are gripped by industrial decline, hollowed-out supply chains and soaring energy costs. This stagnation traces directly to the rush to dismantle reliable hydrocarbon energy and blanket their home landscapes with intermittent wind and solar parks — which cannot deliver consistent baseload power. Plans for a second global electricity grid to 'fix' this structural oversight are estimated at $21 trillion. China simply took the right path: building abundant domestic coal to ensure reliable, affordable energy. There was no net-zero dogma constraining growth, and a government that treated heavy industry as national treasures rather than liabilities. The result is the biggest transfer of wealth, industrial capacity, and geopolitical power in human history.