介绍:
Regarding U.S. recommendation to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese-made solar products, the Chinese Commerce Ministry expresses its strong dissatisfaction.
The ministry says the U.S. government is ignoring the facts and legal grounds involved in the case and calls the tariff recommendation an escalation of a Chinese-U.S. trade dispute.
The decision came after the US Department of Commerce ruled that Chinese companies including Trina Solar and Wuxi Suntech Power have benefited unfairly from Chinese government policies.
The US side said it plans to impose duties of between 18 percent to around 35 percent.
Q: The current investigation is the second major US anti-dumping and countervailing probe into Chinese solar products. Why did the US launch this investigation again?
-The first was in 2012, when the US imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to 249.96 percent and a countervailing duty of up to 15.97 percent on Chinese solar companies.
Q: How will this hit/affect China solar companies, like Trina Solar and Wuxi Suntech Power?
Q: Industry insiders noted that imposing hefty duties on Chinese companies does not necessarily benefit US companies. Will this also increase the price of solar power in the US and cost American jobs?
Q: How do you see the recent escalation of China-US trade dispute? How can the two countries work to solve the issue?
-China had faced similar allegations and tariffs from the European Union. However, both the sides settled the dispute last year as they agreed to set a minimum price for the panels.
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