China’s
Ministry
of
Commerce
claims
some
EU
states
are
breaking
WTO
rules
by
offering
preferential
tariffs
to
PV
generation
plants
using
equipment
made
in
Europe,
according
to
state-owned
news
agency
Xinhua.
The
Chinese
authorities
have
identified
subsidy
regimes
in
Italy
and
Greece
as
among
those
in
breach,
says
Xinhua.
The
ministry
has
started
the
WTO
dispute
process
by
asking
for
a
consultation
over
the
issue.
The
latest
Chinese
action
is
similar
in
tone
to
a
complaint
lodged
by
the
EU
itself
and
Japan
against
local-content-based
renewables
incentives
in
the
Canadian
province
of
Ontario.
The
Europeans…