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Swagger and swag on the rise

Sino-US PV trade dispute: It may almost be called The Charge of the Light Brigade, as solar industry forces in the U.S. and China face off in trade hostilities, which like the ill-advised 1854 clash between the British and the Russians may produce no decisive gains and result in high casualties.

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pv magazine

31 Jan 2012

Just weeks after the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) voted unanimously on December 2 to go forward with an investigation into whether “dumped and subsidized” imports from China have materially injured the U.S. solar industry, both the amount of swagger and the potential “swag” on both sides has increased incrementally. The trade between China …

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