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Its political

International trade: Following the imposition of tariffs in the U.S. trade case against Chinas solar manufacturers, the conflict has escalated from bilateral to multilateral: The EU has joined the fracas and India is getting ready to rumble. Meanwhile, China is firing some warning shots. pv magazine talks to economists, trade experts, and solar industry leaders to determine the implications of this simmering trade war.

By

Jonathan Gifford

08 Jan 2013

For more than a year now, the global solar industry has been engaged in an escalating game of “gotcha,” in which the latest nation to be accused of trade violations becomes the next to point the finger. There are billions at stake – in revenues, inventory, subsidies, and tariffs – but there are no clear …

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