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China’s Supply Problem

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China’s Supply Problem
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
Christopher Balding
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently said she would raise the problem of oversupply in environmental products such as solar panels from China in upcoming talks with counterparts in Beijing. China’s oversupply problem is a problem not just for the world but also for China.

Christopher Balding
Christopher Balding
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Christopher Balding was a professor at the Fulbright University Vietnam and the HSBC Business School of Peking University Graduate School. He specializes in the Chinese economy, financial markets, and technology. A senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, he lived in China and Vietnam for more than a decade before relocating to the United States.
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