{"id":1819,"date":"2012-08-03T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T04:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:54:15","slug":"time-to-batten-down-the-hatches-as-china-eu-solar-trade-war-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/time-to-batten-down-the-hatches-as-china-eu-solar-trade-war-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to batten down the hatches as China, EU solar trade war looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1825\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/time-to-batten-down-the-hatches-as-china-eu-solar-trade-war-looms\/eu-china-disagreement\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1825\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1825\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1825\" title=\"EU &amp; China - disagreement\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/china-eu-tradewar.jpg\" alt=\"chinese and EU fists\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is the next solar trade war between China and Europe?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>News on the international solar front is not good this week solar fans, with rumblings of a trade war between China and the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute revolves around German company SolarWorld AG which has asked the European Union to investigate allegations of dumping by Chinese-based solar firms. Instead of keeping their heads down and riding out the quarrel, Chinese firms Yingli Green Energy, Suntech Power Holdings Co., Trina Solar and Canadian Solar (which operates in the country) have come charging out of their corner, swinging punches like a drunken flyweight.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The four solar firms have asked their government (demanded might be a better word) to negotiate with the EU trade authorities to nip this bit of trade nastiness in the bud. The four released a quaintly-worded statement this week which warns darkly of \u201chuge losses\u201d should the anti-dumping action proceed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We strongly appeal that, before official initiation of the investigation by the EU, the Chinese government start a high-level dialogue with the EU immediately, seek to reach a solution jointly&#8230;and block the initiation of the investigation,&#8221; the Chinglish statement was reported to have said \u00a0in the <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390443343704577550163622130158.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The release then loses all pretence of politeness when it practically shouts at the government department head responsible for trade relations with the European Union that they &#8220;&#8230;should take any and all necessary measures to protect all aspects of the legitimate interests of the Chinese companies,\u201d it screams.<\/p>\n<p>Flippancy aside though the nature of recent disputes between China and the United States and now China and Europe over solar exports is a worrying sign. 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