CHINA yesterday started a probe into alleged US dumping of solar products and government subsidies for the sector, the latest volley in a trade row between the world's top two economies.
The Ministry of Commerce will investigate whether US companies sold the kind of polysilicon used to produce solar batteries at artificially low prices in China, it said in a statement. Products made in South Korea will also be included in the probe, it said.
In addition, China will look into alleged US state subsidies for the sector, including tax exemptions, supplying land free of charge and granting public funds for job training, the ministry said. "The Ministry of Commerce will investigate the dumping and subsidy situations ... and the harms they caused to the industry in China and come to a ruling according to the law," it said.AFP
File photo of an exhibiter sits near by his solar panel product at the sixth China solar utilisation exhibition in Jinan city, China, in March. The US has made a decision to impose new import duties on solar panels.Picture: EPA
Saturday, July 21, 2012
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