Producers protest US trade duties on solar cells from China

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese producers on Thursday protested the United States' latest decision to slash trade duties on solar energy products from China.

The decision will seriously harm the Chinese solar energy industry and exports of solar energy products to the U.S., said a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME).

The duties will seriously damage the sustainability of the renewable energy industry in the two countries and across the world, the statement said.

Exports of solar batteries from China have not damaged the U.S. crystalline silicon photovoltaic industry and their flagging prices are a result of global oversupply and price drops, the statement said.

The U.S. decision will impact global crystalline silicon photovoltaic trade in a negative way, the statement said.

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