U.S. launches dumping probe into China solar panels

[alp227]

Source: Reuters

The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it would investigate whether Chinese companies sell solar panels in the United States at unfair discounts and receive illegal government subsidies.

The trade dispute, one of several sensitive economic and trade issues between the United States and China, could lead to steep duties on imports of Chinese panels and help struggling domestic manufacturers.

The action is opposed by companies in the U.S. solar industry that count on importing cheap panels to boost solar power generation.

It comes as the administration of President Barack Obama faces criticism from Republicans in Congress about domestic aid to solar and other renewable energy companies.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-usa-solar-trade-idUSTRE7A870M20111109

[awoke_in_2003]

1. What, they expect China to play fair...

that will never happen. Tricky Dick opened Pandora's box when he went to China. We cannot compete with slave labor.

[justgamma]

2. Know what happened when we won a case against China?

They levied a tariff on wire products coming from China. Our jobs came back. A little protectionism is a great thing. It keeps Americans working. It should be a no brainer.

[valerief]

3. +1000

[JDPriestly]

4. Good news!

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

5. Solyndra collapse in part was due to this...

...the silicon market fell (for whatever reasons, found more silicon?) so Solyndra's patented method for making solar panels with LESS silicon lost it's luster for the short term, so they couldn't find more investors. GE is now on the way to, if not already making, solar panels with the Solyndra method.

The articles on the Solyndra collapse mention these.

[truthisfreedom]

6. Silicon is sand.

It's in your back yard.

[Ian David]

7. I have a better idea-- why don't we match or exceed their government subsidies? n/t

[alp227]

8. OIL took them all