Gaoqiao to Brussels
A brief on developments
Our February Line 10 essay paired Draghi’s 2024 report on Europe’s competitiveness with Shanghai’s refinery-to-hydrogen metamorphosis case study. I’ll be in China over the next three weeks and these LLM-supported notes connects back to the earlier essay to bring energy perspectives and contrasts into focus again.
China | From Installation to Integration
Policy North Star – 新质生产力 (xīn zhì shēng chǎn lì)
Introduced by Xi Jinping (Sept 2023); codified in the 2024 Government Work Report.
Defines innovation-driven, green, high-efficiency productivity; now anchors planning for AI, hydrogen, and “strategic emerging industries.”


