Trump falsely claims China has 'very few' wind farms despite leading world in wind energy production

During a White House meeting with energy executives to encourage investment in Venezuela's oil industry, President Trump falsely claimed that China mostly exports wind turbines and has 'very, very few' domestic wind energy operations. Multiple fact-checkers confirmed this claim is completely inaccurate: China is the world's leading wind energy producer with over 44% of global wind energy capacity (441 GW as of 2024 per GWEC), far surpassing any other nation. China leads both in manufacturing wind turbines and installing them domestically at record pace, with wind power accounting for 7.5% of China's total electricity generation. The false claim represents Trump's ongoing pattern of spreading misinformation about renewable energy while promoting fossil fuel interests, consistent with similar false claims about wind turbines causing cancer (2019) and killing birds 'by the millions' (repeated claims 2019-2025).

"They have very few wind farms." — Statement made during White House meeting with energy executives discussing potential investment opportunities in Venezuela's oil sector, in response to question about China's renewable energy strategy