Hebei, November 25, 2009
1. Wide of Yingli Solar Plant’s solar panels in rows outside
2. Close of solar panels with sun in the background
3. Pan of panels
4. Cords dangling from panels
5. Wide of panels
Beijing, November 28 2011
8. Mid shot and pull out of news conference
9. Cutaway of journalist
10. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Dr Zhai Xiaohua, CEO of Canadian Solar Inc:
“Our only pledge and request is for the US government and the ITC (International Trade Commission) to investigate and judge this case according to the spirit of the law: according to proper legal procedures, and to put aside all political and subjective factors, not let US domestic politics influence (the case).”
11. Wide of news conference
12. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Shi Zhengrong, founder, chairman and CEO of Suntech Power:
“I don’t think we have (benefited from government subsidies). Chinese entrepreneurs are very sensible and business savvy, we were able in the past 10 years to realise there was a good business opportunity in the development of the photovoltaic industries. We were ahead of others on building, researching and developing the technology and the magnitude of China’s PV (photovoltaic) technology.”
13. End of news conference
STORYLINE:
A group of China’s biggest solar energy companies on Tuesday rejected a US trade complaint that they are unfairly supported by the Chinese government and said possible sanctions would hurt US companies and workers.
The group, which includes giants Suntech Power Holdings Co., Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. and Trina Solar Ltd., said that their commercial success comes from more advanced technology and efficient management.
If sanctions were imposed, one result will be a loss of American jobs because US companies were major suppliers and purchasers of the Chinese products, the companies said in a statement.
“Any trade restrictive measures that may be imposed will unavoidably cause serious impairment to the sustainable development of the green energy industries as well as consumers’ interests both in China and the United States,” said the statement.
“Chinese entrepreneurs are very sensible and business savvy, we were able in the past 10 years to realize there was a good business opportunity in the development of the photovoltaic industries,” Suntech’s founder and CEO said at a new conference in Beijing.
The push-back follows the launching of a US Commerce Department investigation this month into complaints that solar cells and other equipment were being imported into the US by Chinese companies at less than fair value.
The case is being seen as yet another example of Chinese government support skewing the odds in favour of domestic companies and against foreign competitors.
The case has attracted unusual attention for a trade complaint following the bankruptcy of California-based solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC, after it received a half-billion-dollar US government loan.
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