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TCT-PF-59DF257ADE4CB73A · Energy

China uses very few wind farms

FalseStatement: 2025-07-08Record reviewed: 2026-10-17

Claim summary

China uses very few wind farms

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July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting

What the evidence shows

China had the world’s largest operating wind capacity, around 44% of the global total in the cited data. Its manufacturing of turbines for export did not mean it rarely used them domestically.

PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire. The tracker groups this as False.

Sources and attribution

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