China’s cleantech industries are pushing onto the global markets. The companies are exporting – and also want to set up their own production sites in many countries. Many countries increasingly depend on China’s solar systems, wind turbines and batteries – and so there are more and more studies analyzing the risk of these dependencies. Not only security and economic aspects, but also the risks of stalling the energy transition are being more and more scrutinized. Otherwise, the likelihood of wrong political decisions will grow.