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June 03, 2013

EU faces tough decision on China solar panels
Brussels (AFP) June 02, 2013
The European Commission faces a difficult choice Wednesday - stick to its principles and impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel imports, or bow to German-led pressure and avoid a step many believe risks a full-scale trade war with Beijing. The stakes are high, commercially and politically. On the one hand, EU-China trade is worth more than 500 billion euros annually, a powerful incentive for everyone to keep calm at a time when both sides, and especially the 27-member EU, are looking ... read more

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