Foreign media said that China and the EU solar dispute more harm than good

Foreign media said, the latest research shows that solar dispute in Central Europe to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese manufacturers may eliminate a large number of jobs. German "Handelsblatt", February 19, according to a research report of Switzerland forecast Institute released in Brussels on the 19th, the punitive tariffs are different, only Germany could in the three years up to a decrease of 84,700 jobs in Germany will therefore become Europe the most severely affected countries.

Studies suggest that solar panel prices will slash demand, installed capacity and maintenance requirements will be reduced. Although punitive tariffs will give the European solar equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage, but the resulting jobs is only one fifth of the jobs lost in other areas.

The Principal of the study is "cheap Solar Alliance, the coalition of organizations from the field of solar panel energy production and service enterprises, the objective is to oppose trade protectionism measures in the solar market.

Reported that since 2012, the United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar products imported from China. In September 2012, the European Commission accepted the complaint EU support solar Organization of the Federation of European solar enterprise, and is considering whether to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese. The industry association accused competitors engage in price dumping from China and enjoy illegal subsidies.

In 2012, China's exports to the EU 21 billion euros worth of solar panels and other accessories. Devastated German solar energy companies considered their present the troubled main reason is the so-called cheap competition from China.

Some European companies on behalf of the initiative, told reporters that they have many years of good cooperation with many Chinese PV companies, once the EU established photovoltaic products in China "dual" tax, local enterprises in Europe will also be a huge loss.

Torsten general Ignatius Shas also said that if the levy punitive tariffs, even the 11-year-old child is no law to accept. Before his departure, the 11-year-old daughter said: "in the world to promote the use of clean energy, obviously available, affordable solar cell products, refused to use, how much irreparable This will give us the living environment loss. really do not understand why there is such a stupid decision to punitive tariffs?

September 6 last year, and November 8, the European Union, respectively, of the Chinese photovoltaic products launched anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations involving Chinese companies the amount of exports to the EU of up to 21 billion euros, the largest amount of money involved in the EU's history, "double reverse "case.

At present, the case has entered a legal investigation procedures, the European Commission will be around June of this year to make a ruling on this case. The spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has said that the Commerce Department attaches great importance to the case, and will continue to pay close attention to the investigation and adjudication of cases, and reserves the right to take further measures under the WTO framework.