For China, turning clean energy dominance into a geopolitical weapon would be extremely difficult, likely unwise, and perhaps self-defeating. But whether China would – or even could – turn its clean energy dominance into a coercive tool of statecraft remains an open and far more complex question. Yet viewed from within China, turning clean energy dominance into a geopolitical weapon would be extremely difficult, likely unwise, and perhaps self-defeating. Weaponization Is Self-UnderminingFinally, any move to restrict access to clean energy technologies would likely backfire. The security risks posed by China’s clean energy dominance are, in many ways, more about perception than reality.