For years, U.S. officials have complained about Chinese companies ripping off American technology to build their own industries, a practice known as “technology transfer.” In industries like autos, Beijing required U.

China started generating power from its first gigawatt-level offshore solar project in the eastern province of Shandong.

Nearly 3 million households will benefit from this. State-owned CHN Energy has made significant progress in its one-gigawatt offshore solar plant in Kenli, Shandong with the grid connection of its first batch of photovoltaic (PV) units.