Trade

Solar Trade War Heats Up As China Accuses U.S.

26 May 2012

The solar trade war heated up Thursday when China’s Commerce Ministry published a preliminary finding that state renewable energy polices in the U.S. violate free-trade regulations.

Trade war looming as China rebukes US support for solar

25 May 2012

China’s allegation that renewable-energy subsidies in five US states violate free-trade rules ratchets up a potentially costly trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Programs supporting renewable power, including wind and solar, in Washington state, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio, and California, violate World Trade Organization policies and trade treaties, according to a ...

Trade War Seen Looming as China Rebukes U.S. Support for Solar

25 May 2012

China’s allegation that renewable- energy subsidies in five U.S. states violate free-trade rules ratchets up a potentially costly trade war between the world’s two largest economies.