South China Sea brims with rare earth and renewable power promise

Chinese companies are early movers with wind turbines in disputed waterway

20231101 wind farm

The rush to harness the wind that blows around the South China Sea could increase the geopolitical tensions that already swirl over the strategic body of water. © Reuters

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Countries have tussled over the potential profits to be had by fishing and drilling for oil in the South China Sea, but a newer industry is emerging in the disputed waters: clean technology.

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