Chinese Solar CEOs Say Government Gives Them No Special Breaks
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Top executives at four of China’s biggest solar-panel makers said the government hasn’t given them special treatment, rebutting a U.S. complaint that they got benefits including subsidies and preferential loans.
Instead, China’s success in nurturing its solar industry comes from “the wisdom and intelligence of Chinese entrepreneurs” who are more sensitive to market trends and use the best technologies, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Chief Executive Officer Shi Zhengrong told reporters in Beijing yesterday.