21 h. ago Chinese solar firms bank on overseas expansion to survive amid US tariffs

Chinese solar and energy-storage companies will continue to press ahead with their overseas expansion with or without a long-term agreement on trade tariffs, as production abroad holds the key to their long-term survival, according to executives at China’s largest solar industry exhibition. Although the US and China reached a 90-day truce in their ongoing tariff war in May, solar panel exports from China and Southeast Asia to the US are still subject to tariffs of as much as 3,521 per cent, with...

Economics

3 d. ago China’s solar panel makers seek antidote to market ills as glut, price war, tariffs bite

China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are looking for solutions to years of price wars and losses at home amid excess capacity and waning demand as executives gathered in Shanghai to discuss the problems crippling the industry. They will get a chance to gauge the crisis as the financial hub plays host to the SNEC PV+ Photovoltaic Power Conference and Exhibition from Tuesday to Friday. The conference is the largest of its kind, attracting some 3,000 enterprises from more than 100...

Economics

1 week ago China’s overtures a ‘pointed signal’ to stabilise ties with Japan: analysts

China has made a string of subtle yet telling overtures towards Japan in recent weeks – from removing controversial maritime buoys to easing a politically charged seafood import ban – in what observers see as a tactical recalibration rather than a true reset in bilateral ties. On Thursday, Japan’s government confirmed that China had dismantled the second of two oceanographic buoys it had installed without Tokyo’s consent within Japan’s exclusive economic zone near Okinawa. The following day, it...

Politics

2 w. ago Chinese 'kill switches' found in equipment at US solar firms trigger national security fears. What are the

Chinese 'kill switches' found in equipment at US solar firms trigger national security fears. What are the  The Economic Times

Events

2 w. ago Wind, hail and heat: Extreme weather kills at least 14 and injures 100 in Pakistan

Most were killed by collapsing walls and roofs, but at least two people died after being hit by solar panels dislodged by the wind.

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3 w. ago Japan probes Chinese solar panels over hidden device fears, power disruptions

The move follows the discovery of suspicious equipment in Chinese panels by the US and Europe, potentially leading Japan to a shift towards domestic clean energy.

Politics

3 w. ago China’s rooftop solar installations hit record 36 GW in 1Q25 as new guidelines kick in

China’s rooftop solar installations hit record 36 GW in 1Q25 as new guidelines kick in  Rystad Energy

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4 w. ago China installs kill switches in solar panels sold to the West; here’s why it’s extremely dangerous and how

China installs kill switches in solar panels sold to the West; here’s why it’s extremely dangerous and how  The Economic Times

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