USAEBIKECO
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We have nothing to lose from a trade war. We can make green technology ourselves in the US. Im glad this "cheating" is finally being addressed. I am all for fair trade.
The U.S. Commerce Department announced in mid-May that new tariffs on Chinese solar cells and modules will be a lot higher than originally expected – with a rate of about 30% or more – to protect U.S. industry from "allegedly subsidized" components being sold in the country at lower than fair market value.
While it's a preliminary ruling based on earlier findings from the U.S. Trade Commission (a final ruling is expected later this year), China has threatened to respond with counter-tariffs on American makers of related products, according to Scientific American.
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Markets_Pricing/Chinese-solar-tariffs-Will-they-maim-or-revive-U-S-solar-industry-4837.html
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/05/31/2nd-round-of-chinese-solar-tariffs-hits-hard/
The U.S. Commerce Department announced in mid-May that new tariffs on Chinese solar cells and modules will be a lot higher than originally expected – with a rate of about 30% or more – to protect U.S. industry from "allegedly subsidized" components being sold in the country at lower than fair market value.
While it's a preliminary ruling based on earlier findings from the U.S. Trade Commission (a final ruling is expected later this year), China has threatened to respond with counter-tariffs on American makers of related products, according to Scientific American.
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Markets_Pricing/Chinese-solar-tariffs-Will-they-maim-or-revive-U-S-solar-industry-4837.html
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/05/31/2nd-round-of-chinese-solar-tariffs-hits-hard/