Solar
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Review of Solar CVD Looks At Chinese Currency Undervaluation
In an administrative review for a U.S. countervailing duty order for imports of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China during 2019, the petitioners
in the case alleged that Chinese currency undervaluation in this period
constitutes a countervailable subsidy. The Department of Commerce (DOC) asked
the Treasury Department for input
U.S. Solar Companies Argue that Chinese Economic Coercion Justifies Keeping Identities Secret in AD/CVD Proceeding
As we described here
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-solar-industry-files-anti-circumvention-petition-related-to-ad-cvd-orders-on/]
, on August 16 a group of U.S. companies called the American Solar Manufacturers
Against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC) filed anti-circumvention petitions
related to AD/CVD orders
Document: U.S. and China Discuss WTO Panel Ruling on Safeguards at DSB Meeting
At the September 27 DSB meeting, China and the United States discussed the U.S.
- Photovoltaic Safeguards (DS562) panel report. The case involves
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/to-appeal-or-not-to-appeal-the-question-facing-china-in-the-wto-dispute-on-solar-safeguards/]
Chinese claims against a 2018 U.
USTR Asks for Comments on Possible Extension of Solar Safeguard Measure
As we described in two
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-companies-ask-for-extension-of-section-201-solar-tariffs/]
posts
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/new-developments-in-section-201-solar-tariff-extension-petition-second-petition-and-litigation-schedule/]
in August, the USITC is in the process of considering whether
Solar Importers/Purchasers Respond in AD/CVD Anti-Circumvention Case
Last month, we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-solar-industry-files-anti-circumvention-petition-related-to-ad-cvd-orders-on/]
on anti-circumvention ruling requests filed by a group of solar manufacturers
called the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC)
related to AD/CVD orders that
Imports of Chinese Solar Company's Products Held Up By U.S. Customs Due To Labor Rights Concerns
As we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/new-u-s-actions-related-to-forced-labor-in-xinjiang-in-the-solar-sector/]
a couple months ago, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has been blocking shipments
of some imports of solar products on the basis of ties to forced labor in
China Decides to Appeal WTO Panel Report on Solar Safeguards
In early September, we wrote about
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/to-appeal-or-not-to-appeal-the-question-facing-china-in-the-wto-dispute-on-solar-safeguards/]
the choice faced by China in relation to a WTO panel report which rejected
China's WTO complaint against a U.S.