When Xie Lina, a 26-year-old Applied Materials engineer here, was asked recently whether China would play a big role in clean energy in the future, she was surprised by the question.

当这里一位26岁应用材料的雇员，谢莉娜，最近被问到中国是否将在清洁能源中扮演重要角色的时候，她对这个问题感到惊讶。

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According to Mark Pinto corporate technology officer of Applied Materials which is the biggest supplier of machines to make solar cells half of the world's production capacity is already in China.

太阳能电池最大的设备供应商应用材料公司的技术执行官马克？品拓说，全球半数的生产能力已经在中国。

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Applied Materials has greater challenges, including fighting technological theft, a chronic problem in China.

应用材料也面临更大的挑战，包括对抗科技盗窃——一个在中国很常见的问题。

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Meanwhile, on Wednesday Applied Materials and China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group announced they have agreed to explore projects for accelerating the development and deployment of solar photovoltaic technology.

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Both Intel and Applied Materials, for instance, are among American corporations planning major research facilities in China.

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