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What Jinko Solar’s US Exit Means for Clean-Tech US Investment

The US has become a more hostile environment for Chinese clean-tech manufacturers.
A worker welds solar power components at a workshop of the Jinko Solar Yiwu Co., Ltd. in Yiwu City, China, on Jan. 15, 2021.

Photographer: Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/Getty Images

There will be no shortage of tension during US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to Beijing. In terms of luring more investment, it will be a hard sell for Chinese clean tech manufacturers, even if Trump himself has at times expressed openess to the idea.

Today’s newsletter looks at what the latest US exit, by Jinko Solar, tells us about the prospects for future investment. Plus, Europe’s grids are struggling to keep up with a surge in solar.

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By Coco Liu and Lili Pike