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Friday, May 18, 2012

China Warns Solar-Panel Tariff May Backfire


China Warns Solar-Panel Tariff May Backfire
Wall Street Journal
A spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said the ruling sent a protectionist signal to the world and provoked trade friction in clean energy, hurting both Chinese and US companies in the sector. "US tariffs will hurt both countries because China ...
 US orders tariffs on Chinese solar panels
Los Angeles Times
In just a few years, China has grabbed about half the US market for solar panels. Above, Chinese workers inspect a solar panel at the Tianxiang Solar Energy Equipment Factory in Huaibei, China. (AFP/Getty Images / March 20, 2012) By Don Lee, ...

China rejects US solar dumping ruling, companies warn tariffs might hurt clean ...
Washington Post
BEIJING — China's government on Friday rejected a US antidumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment and Chinese manufacturers warned possible higher tariffs might hurt efforts to promote clean energy. The conflict has worsened ...

China Rejects US Ruling in Solar Dumping Case
TIME
China's government on Friday, May 18, 2012, rejected a US antidumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment and Chinese manufacturers warned proposed punitive tariffs might hurt efforts to promote clean energy. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT 
China rails at 30 percent tariff on solar panels
Christian Science Monitor
China says the US is "deliberately provoking trade friction in the clean energy sector." The US says Chinese exporters were dumping cut-price solar panels in the US market. By Matt Daily and Leonora Walet, Reuters / May 18, 2012 Chinese workers examine ...


China Criticizes US Solar Trade Decision; Says May Hurt US
Fox Business
"We fear that if these tariffs are levied in full, Chinese companies may have no choice but to exit the US market," an anchorwoman with China Central Television said. The Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, which acts as an intermediary ...
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