According to a statement issued on the 3rd by the person in charge of the China Import and Export Fair Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) disregarded the defense opinions of the Chinese industry and the United States in the absence of sufficient evidence to show that the U.S. industry was damaged. The strong opposition of the industry and other interested parties and the making of preliminary decisions that are inconsistent with the facts highlight the strong tendency of trade protectionism in the United States. China is deeply concerned about this.

The person in charge said that he hopes that the United States can objectively analyze the real reasons for the lack of competitiveness of some American companies in this industry, and avoid abuse of trade remedy measures that will affect bilateral normal trade and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two companies in the new energy field.

On December 2, 2011, the US International Trade Commission made a preliminary ruling on US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures against solar cells (boards) in China, and determined that Chinese solar cells (boards) in the US caused substantial damage to the US industry.

The Chinese company’s joint respondent attorney and lawyer Li De, an international law firm at Sidley, explained on November 29th that 14 Chinese PV companies were holding a presentation in Beijing that ITC had historically determined in the preliminary ruling that there was no industrial damage and terminated. The situation of the investigation was very rare, but the Chinese responding companies still actively participated in the defense work and laid the foundation for the subsequent action.

According to the procedures, the U.S. Department of Commerce may make preliminary rulings on anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations in January and February 2012. The final decision on whether to impose countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties will be made as early as May and August 2012. .