Yet with Brussels reportedly poised to impose preliminary tariffs of up to 68% on Chinese PV kit next month, we have partisans on both sides of the divide screaming themselves blue in the face, and Chinese officials issuing lyrical statements about how such a move would be equivalent to “dropping a boulder on one’s foot”.
With billions of euros and real livelihoods on the line – both in Europe and in China – it’s easy to understand why the EU-China solar spat has become so personal.
But
