It's not about the west (or anyone in particular) doing the R&D, it's about the west providing a market for that R&D. Although having said that, I do note this

It's not about the west (or anyone in particular) doing the R&D, it's about the west providing a market for that R&D. Although having said that, I do note this: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/china-building-twice-as-much-wind-and-solar-power-as-rest-of-world-report https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/china-...