Suntech Power Holdings Co. (Suntech), China's leading solarphotovoltaic manufacturing company with an annual production capacity of one gigawatt in 2009, was targeted in the U.S. anti-subsidy investigation.
"Our success is derived from a technology innovation, mass production and cost control. We have never received any subsidies from the government," Suntech Investor Relations Manager Zhang Jianmin told Xinhua.
Even U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said in a speech last Monday in Washington that Suntech is not succeeding "because of cheap labor." Rather, its success stems from producing a lower-cost, higher-efficiency module.
Green technology is a vitally important sector and U.S. President Barack Obama has said, on many occasions, that renewable energy and clean technology will be an engine driving the creation of jobs in the future.
"As countries like the United States strive to carve out leadership in the clean technology sector, they will be likely to create barriers to China's high-tech exports," said Zhang Junsheng, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE).
The launching of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against China by foreign countries also has political considerations, said Zhang Yong, director of the Fair Trading Office of the Commerce Department of Zhejiang Province.
Take the United States as an example. As its economy remains mired in a sluggish recovery and unable to create large numbers of jobs, the country's unemployment rate has hovered near 10 percent for more than a year.
"Under such circumstances, it would be easier to blame China for a loss of American jobs than rethink its own economic policy. And launching anti-subsidy probes of China's clean technology policies ahead of midterm elections might help the Obama administration win more seats," Zhang Yong said.
As trade friction between China and Western countries over everything from textiles to chemicals increased, although the financial crisis abated, experts suggest Chinese enterprises relocate to other nations, such as Vietnam and India, to reduce trade disputes.
"The relocation to some ASEAN countries will reduce labor costs and, more importantly, help avoid protectionist measures," Zhang Junsheng of the UIBE said.
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"Our success is derived from a technology innovation, mass production and cost control. We have never received any subsidies from the government," Suntech Investor Relations Manager Zhang Jianmin told Xinhua.
Even U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said in a speech last Monday in Washington that Suntech is not succeeding "because of cheap labor." Rather, its success stems from producing a lower-cost, higher-efficiency module.
Green technology is a vitally important sector and U.S. President Barack Obama has said, on many occasions, that renewable energy and clean technology will be an engine driving the creation of jobs in the future.
"As countries like the United States strive to carve out leadership in the clean technology sector, they will be likely to create barriers to China's high-tech exports," said Zhang Junsheng, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE).
The launching of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against China by foreign countries also has political considerations, said Zhang Yong, director of the Fair Trading Office of the Commerce Department of Zhejiang Province.
Take the United States as an example. As its economy remains mired in a sluggish recovery and unable to create large numbers of jobs, the country's unemployment rate has hovered near 10 percent for more than a year.
"Under such circumstances, it would be easier to blame China for a loss of American jobs than rethink its own economic policy. And launching anti-subsidy probes of China's clean technology policies ahead of midterm elections might help the Obama administration win more seats," Zhang Yong said.
As trade friction between China and Western countries over everything from textiles to chemicals increased, although the financial crisis abated, experts suggest Chinese enterprises relocate to other nations, such as Vietnam and India, to reduce trade disputes.
"The relocation to some ASEAN countries will reduce labor costs and, more importantly, help avoid protectionist measures," Zhang Junsheng of the UIBE said.
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