US squeezes Chinese PV products cheaper and sells

Chinese PV products have been wronged in the US market. Although Chinese enterprises have provided high-quality products and a large number of jobs to local people, they have created numerous business opportunities for related upstream and downstream enterprises. However, they have been rejected by local peers and repeatedly suffered from “double-reverse” investigations, facing the market being squeezed out of the US market. situation. Recently, domestic PV companies gathered in the "Global Photovoltaic Leaders Dialogue" forum to express their concerns about the spread of trade barriers.

[American public to get the benefits]

China's PV products, which are regarded as “eyes” by American counterparts, are welcomed in the US market with their unique technology, quality and price advantages.

At the "Global Photovoltaic Leaders Dialogue" forum held recently, Li Junfeng, director of the National Center for Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation, cited a recent speech by US President Barack Obama: "President Obama said that during his past five years as president, photovoltaics The cost has dropped by 60%, and investment in solar equipment in the United States has increased five-fold. Every four minutes, one family in the United States has installed solar panels."

"This is not the result of the president's individual efforts or the efforts of a country, but the result of the joint efforts of the global photovoltaic industry. Therefore, the industry should call for the elimination of trade barriers and jointly reduce costs and open up a sustainable future for photovoltaic development." Li Junfeng said .

In fact, to suppress Chinese companies, many US solar manufacturers that rely on the global PV supply chain are also affected. For example, many companies in the United States that use solar cells need components from China, and they are opposed to the "double-reverse" investigation of China. American think tank scholars and the American Solar Industry Association have repeatedly warned that the imposition of "double-reverse" tariffs will also harm the interests of downstream companies in the US solar industry, meaning that "by 2014, more than 60,000 Americans will be unemployed."

Relevant persons from the Ministry of Commerce pointed out that the US International Trade Commission failed to fully and objectively consider the facts and status quo of the interdependence of Sino-US PV industry. China's PV products not only did not harm the interests of US industry, but also brought huge business to the upstream and downstream industries of the United States. Benefits and employment opportunities.

After the US squeezed China's photovoltaic products, the original wishful thinking did not start. According to a survey by US research firm HIS, the annual capacity of producing photovoltaic panels in the United States has declined significantly. The Photovoltaic Foundation found that the employment problem of solar companies has not improved. The price of solar panels does not rise and fall.

["Double-reverse" abuse of trade rules]

The United States has spared no effort in crowding out Chinese PV products. In November 2011, in spite of China's opposition, the US launched a “double-reverse” investigation on Chinese-made photovoltaic cells, and in December 2012 decided to impose “double-reverse” tariffs on photovoltaic cells imported from China.

In 2014, the United States once again launched a “double-reverse” investigation on Chinese PV products, and expanded the scope of investigations from mainland China to Taiwan. The investigated crystalline silicon photovoltaic products include batteries, components, laminates, panels and building integrated materials.

According to reports, the US decision on China's photovoltaic products is unfair. In 2012, the United States determined whether Chinese PV products constituted dumping and used an unreasonable third country as a surrogate country.

The United States is so stalking about China's photovoltaic products, expert analysis, mainly to comprehensively limit the entry of Chinese PV products into the United States. China’s new energy products have taken a large share of the US market, which is in conflict with the US plan to revive the manufacturing industry.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China stated that it will organize and coordinate the Chinese PV industry and related enterprises to continue to do legal defense work on industrial damage, dumping, subsidies and other issues, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese side. It is reported that the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products may issue a joint statement on the new "double-reverse" investigation of the US PV industry in the domestic PV industry.

[Chain effect harms the world]

The abuse of trade protection practices in the United States has the potential to trigger a knock-on effect. Zheng Guibiao, vice president of Sunshine Power , said that he is more worried that the future of trade protection will not only occur in the industrial chain of photovoltaic modules, but also in other components including inverters. In the markets with high domestic PV companies such as Australia and the United Kingdom, it is also possible to stage a "double-anti" farce.

According to industry insiders, if the United States is unreasonable, trade barriers may cross the globe and ultimately jeopardize the global economic recovery. At present, in the face of trade disputes, countries should resolve them through consultation and communication rather than resorting to punitive "double opposition."

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce of China has repeatedly stated that the Sino-US photovoltaic industry has a high degree of integration, and the prospects for cooperation are broad and there is a lot of room for improvement. The two sides should focus on the overall situation of clean energy development, take advantage of the trend, and strive to promote cooperation to ensure stable development, rather than frequently adopt trade remedy measures to limit competition and cooperation.

The person in charge pointed out that dialogue and consultation are effective ways to resolve trade frictions and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. It is also the consistent position that China has adhered to. Experts pointed out that today's global economy is still in the process of recovery, and countries need to work together in harmony. The use of trade protection measures to harm opponents is not in line with the spirit of free trade, nor is it conducive to the market to be healthy competition, and cooperative thinking will produce higher yields.