Last month, the UK's Minister for Energy announced a ban preventing Chinese turbine suppliers from participating in offshore wind projects, further fueling tensions with Beijing.

The Chinese government has submitted its views to the Department of Commerce in a recently initiated Section 232 national security investigation on imports of wind turbines and their parts and components.

The Trump administration announced today that it would be conducting a national security investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 related to imports of wind turbines and their parts and components.