Biden Raises Solar Import Tariffs, Targeting CCP’s Unfair Trade Practices

The protections include a crackdown on solar imports from Asia and improvements to current tax credits.

A worker produces solar photovoltaic modules used for solar panels at a workshop in Huaian city, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Sept. 5, 2023. STR/AFP via Getty Images

As the Biden administration rolled out new sanctions against China’s communist regime for what it calls “unfair trade practices,” protections were also announced specifically for the United States’ growing solar industry.

Those protections, announced on May 15, come as President Joe Biden looks to promote his “Investing in America” agenda, continue the clean energy transition in the United States, and define his position toward the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during another presidential race against former President Donald Trump.