While we in Europe are still spinning in circles about technological neutrality, banning internal combustion engines and protecting traditional manufacturers, China has done something completely different – it has sat down at the table and written a plan. Its new five-year plan for 2026-2030 sets out exactly how it intends to become a global “energy superpower” by the end of the decade. And if history is any indication, in five years’ time many will be amazed at how far China has come in such a short space of time.