TotalEnergies exec: China key engine for innovation

China is a crucial engine for global sustainable innovation, particularly in the energy sector, a senior executive of TotalEnergies China said, highlighting the country's rapid advancements and the French energy major's increasing reliance on Chinese technology.

"China has been at the forefront of energy technology development for the past 15 years, achieving' remarkable results'," Yu Yongjian, TotalEnergies China country chair, who is also a representative to this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization Energy Ministers Meeting, said during the event that was recently held in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.

"China's breakthroughs and global leadership in key areas such as solar panels, wind turbine generators, electric vehicles and battery technology are key indicators of China's globally leading position," Yu said.