China’s Solar Industry in Deep Trouble Following US Tariffs, With Predicted Billions in Losses

China’s Solar Industry in Deep Trouble Following US Tariffs, With Predicted Billions in Losses
Greenhouses built with solar panels on their roofs in Yang Fang Village in Anlong County, Guizhou Province, China on June 10, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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The solar-panel industry in China is facing operational difficulties because of anti-dumping tariffs of as much as 50 percent imposed by the United States.
Japanese newspaper Nikkei Shimbun reported on July 26 that the solar-panel industry centered in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province—also known as the “Eastern Silicon Valley”—has been severely affected since the United States imposed the tariffs in January, especially in combination with Beijing reducing government subsidies, and falling electricity prices.