China’s Quiet Bet on Methanol Is Paying Off: An abandoned project reveals why industrial policy must preserve technological options.

Lizzi C. Lee; Fengming Lu

China’s Quiet Bet on Methanol Is Paying Off: An abandoned project reveals why industrial policy must preserve technological options.

Lizzi C. Lee^*
, Fengming Lu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Political & Social Change

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article › peer-review

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Foreign Policy
Publication status	Published - 3 Aug 2026

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https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/03/ford-china-methanol-energy-electric-vehicles/

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