With the European Commission (EC) expected to impose average dutiesof 47% on Chinese PV kit, a spokeswoman for the commerce ministry (MOFCOM) in Beijing saidif enacted, the measures would backfire.
A trade dispute with China would amount to the EU “droppinga boulder on one’s own foot” and would not help the European economy, she told journalistsin Beijing, reports Reuters.
Separate reports in the country suggest China is waiting foran official verdict from Brussels before announcing a decision on possiblemeasures of its own against polysilicon imports from the EU, US and Korea.
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