{"id":477,"date":"2026-07-05T11:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=477"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:03:46","slug":"chinese-air-conditioners-are-in-hot-demand-in-europe-as-heat-wave-sends-temperatures-soaring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=477","title":{"rendered":"Chinese air conditioners are in hot demand in Europe as heat wave sends temperatures soaring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260702-china-ac-rs-1f6f76.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chinese air conditioners are in hot demand in Europe as heat wave sends temperatures soaring\" title=\"Chinese air conditioners are in hot demand in Europe as heat wave sends temperatures soaring\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-89fed9\" class=\"body-graf\">BEIJING \u2014 Trade tensions between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/china\/china-pilot-killed-crash-beijing-tallest-building-rcna352699\" target=\"_blank\">China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/europe-heatwave-france-spain-uk-record-temperatures-eiffel-tower-rcna351710\" target=\"_blank\">Europe<\/a> are heating up, even as Europeans turn to China for help cooling down.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,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\" alt=\"NBC News Icon\" class=\"styles_icon__wRwWv\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get exclusive reporting, live Q&amp;As and ad-free reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-170100\" class=\"body-graf\">Air conditioners had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/ac-not-ac-question-roiling-boiling-europe-historic-heat-wave-rcna351887\" target=\"_blank\">become a hot commodity<\/a> in Europe even before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/france-records-excess-deaths-record-breaking-heatwave-rcna352098\" target=\"_blank\">deadly heat wave<\/a> in recent weeks that is the continent\u2019s worst on record \u2014 for now. Scientists say it was \u201cunequivocally\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldweatherattribution.org\/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\">caused by climate change<\/a>, with Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/news\/media-centre\/temperatures-europe-increase-more-twice-global-average\" target=\"_blank\">warming at twice the global average <\/a>according to the World Meteorological Organization.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-22b4c5\" class=\"body-graf\">The record temperatures have set off a frenzy for air conditioners in Europe, where only 20% of the population has them, compared with about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/commentaries\/helping-a-warming-world-to-keep-cool\" target=\"_blank\">90% of Americans<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/commentaries\/staying-cool-without-overheating-the-energy-system\" target=\"_blank\">International Energy Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body inline-video--vertical-video\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-9856f2\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_verticalVideoContainer__AndXW vertical-video-container inline-article-vertical-video paused\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"info-layer styles_infoLayer__3khlf\">\n<p><span class=\"styles_caret__Aqe2z icon icon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-testid=\"caret\"\/><span data-testid=\"card-duration\">01:10<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_controlContainer__XmNB0 styles_inlineVideo__unIwH\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Video controls\">\n<p class=\"styles_title__0GjQf styles_inlineVideoInitial__c2yet\">European heat wave turns AC into a political debate<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"styles_gradientOverlay__6My_d\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Elapsed time 00:00\">00:00<\/span><span aria-label=\"Remaining time 00:00\">00:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-0970af\" class=\"body-graf\">Many of the air conditioners being snapped up by long lines of sweaty European customers are made in China, which accounts for about <a href=\"https:\/\/oec.world\/en\/profile\/hs\/air-conditioners?selector2767id=trade_i_baci_a_22\" target=\"_blank\">40% of global air conditioner exports<\/a>, underscoring the challenges the European Union faces amid a growing trade deficit with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-df5e24\" class=\"body-graf\">Europe is \u201cvery dependent\u201d on Chinese products, said Alicia Garc\u00eda-Herrero, the Hong Kong-based chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis, with the run on air conditioners being just one example.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-fb1994\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cEvery time we have a shock, it\u2019s China kind of \u2018saving us,\u2019 or that\u2019s China\u2019s narrative,\u201d said Garc\u00eda-Herrero, who is from Spain. \u201cSo our position is very weak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-44d510\" class=\"body-graf\">Europe\u2019s predicament is not lost on China, where air conditioning is widely used. Social media videos about the European heat wave have pointedly drawn comparisons to animals in China basking in refrigerated air in barns and pig stalls.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-aec4a9\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIf China stopped selling air conditioners, would European gentlemen still be so keen on the \u2018overcapacity\u2019 narrative?\u201d Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account associated with state media, asked in a commentary published this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-3689fd\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1671\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-06\/2690627-europe-heat-wave-ww-1201-7d2a6c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/2690627-europe-heat-wave-ww-1201-7d2a6c.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-06\/2690627-europe-heat-wave-ww-1201-7d2a6c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/2690627-europe-heat-wave-ww-1201-7d2a6c.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/2690627-europe-heat-wave-ww-1201-7d2a6c.jpg\" alt=\"A man resting his head on a concrete ledge in the shade.\" height=\"1671\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">A person resting in the shade of a building in central London on June 25.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Brook Mitchell \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-0dfb7d\" class=\"body-graf\">The E.U. accuses China of flooding its markets with low-cost goods and has threatened protectionist measures, while China says it is not the \u201croot cause\u201d of Europe\u2019s economic problems. E.U. trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, vowed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/statement_26_1480\" target=\"_blank\">joint statement<\/a> on Monday to balance the relationship and address market access issues.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-7a45fe\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cChina\u2019s exports to the E.U. keep rising, while our market share in China keeps shrinking. This trend is not sustainable,\u201d Sefcovic said after talks with Wang in Brussels, adding that he wanted \u201ctangible results\u201d on narrowing the $412 billion trade gap by the time he visits Beijing in October. The E.U. has meanwhile stepped up barriers to trade, imposing a flat 3 euro customs duty this month in a measure targeting low-cost Chinese goods from platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/consumer\/bargain-gifts-temu-come-cost-quality-rcna182807\" target=\"_blank\">Temu <\/a>and AliExpress.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-52530f\" class=\"body-graf\">Chinese companies such as Midea have adapted their air conditioners to suit conditions in Europe, where high installation costs, a lack of qualified technicians and strict regulations for historic buildings have hindered their use.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-482b0c\" class=\"body-graf\">Midea says it has seen \u201crobust sales growth\u201d in Western Europe, with air conditioner sales in France, Spain, Germany and Britain up more than 70% compared with a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-5af664\" class=\"body-graf\">Factories in China are working around the clock to ramp up production of Midea\u2019s PortaSplit model, which the company <a href=\"https:\/\/news.futunn.com\/post\/65261464\/midea-demonstrates-comprehensive-sustainable-hvac-lineup-at-c-r-2025?level=1&amp;data_ticket=1783064034347736\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> is easy to install and \u201caccommodates a wide range of European window types.\u201d It says it has shipped 200,000 units to Europe this year, double the number it did last year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-7151d5\" class=\"body-graf\">The PortaSplit is so popular that a German software developer <a href=\"https:\/\/braucheklima.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">created a website<\/a> to help users track the availability of units across the country as they fly off the shelves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-747e89\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1663\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-2-rs-49d9bb.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-2-rs-49d9bb.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-2-rs-49d9bb.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-2-rs-49d9bb.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-2-rs-49d9bb.jpg\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-AUSTRIA-WEATHER-HEATWAVE\" height=\"1663\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">People cool down in a water sprayer during hot weather in Vienna on Tuesday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Joe Klamar \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-10ad98\" class=\"body-graf\">According to Joybuy, the European and British arm of the Chinese online retail giant JD.com, sales of air conditioner products have surged almost 40-fold compared with the first week of June, Chinese financial publication Yicai reported, citing data released by the platform on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-aa4d11\" class=\"body-graf\">Chang Pudong, a salesperson at a Hisense store in Beijing, said his company\u2019s air conditioners were \u201cselling extremely well in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d5a9e4\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cHisense has been developing overseas production lines and expanded into overseas markets quite early on,\u201d Chang, 22, told NBC News in an interview Thursday. \u201cAnd throughout its process \u2014 from R&amp;D to manufacturing and sales \u2014 it has adapted both its technology and design to suit both the European climate conditions and their aesthetic preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4e7290\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI think overseas consumers can also see that our prices are relatively lower, and they have a wider range of choices available to them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-09958d\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-rs-a16049.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-rs-a16049.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-rs-a16049.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-rs-a16049.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260703-eur-heat-rs-a16049.jpg\" alt=\"Life continues under scorching temperatures in Rome\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Braving the heat in Rome on Wednesday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Claudia Chieppa \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-7aa39d\" class=\"body-graf\">Yanchao Shipping, a Chinese company sending products mainly to Chinese nationals overseas including international students, opened a dedicated \u201cAC Hotline\u201d to try to keep up with the surge in orders.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-47375a\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThey usually use us to ship snacks, clothes and shoes,\u201d said Wang Zairong, a manager at the Shenzhen-based firm, \u201cbut right now, everyone\u2019s focused on solving the heat wave problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-8572ba\" class=\"body-graf\">Wang said the company had seen a sharp increase in orders for portable air conditioners, receiving more than 1,000 inquiries since last week from countries including Britain, France, Germany and Italy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-36c6f3\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cAs of now, we have received about 100 units in our warehouse, and that number is growing by about 40 to 50 units every day,\u201d he said in an interview Thursday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-640e32\" class=\"body-graf\">Compared with last year, when Wang said the company shipped  about 10 units, \u201cthis year we are seeing 10 to 20 times growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e88066\" class=\"body-graf\">He said there had also been an increase in shipments of other products such as portable fans, car shades and cooling mats for pets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-566968\" class=\"body-graf\">It\u2019s also been a sweltering summer in Beijing, where there was a severe heat warning on Friday as temperatures reached as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-43b5f8\" class=\"body-graf\">A Beijing resident surnamed Li said her Xiaomi and Gree air conditioning units had been \u201crunning almost all day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4fea93\" class=\"body-graf\">Li, 40, said she was surprised about the lack of air conditioners in Europe.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-37f664\" 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