But Chinese insiders say the plan should be seen as little more than a positive signal from Beijing, and accuse the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) of attacking China to cover its members’ own failures.

The rhetoric on both sides is heating up ahead of next week’s expected decision by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) on anti-dumping tariffs. In March, the department announced preliminary countervailing duties of 2.9-4.73%