WASHINGTON: U.S. trade officials have finalized significant tariffs on solar imports from Southeast Asia, marking a pivotal moment in a year-long trade dispute centered on unfair competition claims against Chinese-owned manufacturers. The case, initiated by Korea’s Hanwha Qcells, Arizona-based First Solar Inc., and other domestic producers, accused Chinese companies of undercutting prices by exporting subsidized, below-cost solar panels from factories in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee argued these practices threatened billions in U.S. clean energy investments. The finalized tariffs, announced Monday, vary…
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