If it’s worth linking then it’s worth describing.

(I’m not opening this one. One was enough.)

I fully accept that China has been aggressive about capturing market share and that they may have done some things which are more than “acceptable aggressiveness”. But at the same time we need to realize that many/most countries also push the limits from time to time.

If China has done things like slip money to their solar manufacturers so that they can sell product at a loss into other markets and destroy other countries’ manufacturing then that should not be tolerated. But if China is doing nothing more than what other countries are doing then we have no right to attack China for doing what we are also doing.

“… the U.S. DOE loan program has spent more than $40 billion on a
portfolio of greentech firms and approximately $10 billion on solar.

The difference is that, to some extent, the U.S. is betting on new,
unproven technologies, while China is banking on the expansion of proven
crystalline solar technologies.”

Looks from the graph that China invested ~$30 billion to the US’s $50 billion.

“50 dollar cents a Kwh” – that doesn’t make sense. $50/1,000 watts = 5c/W.
And the “h” shouldn’t be there.

Do you mean 50 (US/Euro?) cents per watt?
And, if so, what sort of shipping costs?

I think you’d have trouble installing a 12,000,000 watt system for $6,000. Looks like that pesky “k” krept in again.

A 12 kW system could be installed in Europe for under $24,000 based on what I’ve heard are best prices. The price in China is around $12,000, reports are that they are installing for a little more than $1/W.

(Of course we’re doing that right now for banks.)

Making credit available, not.

“We found that real interest rates on loans for the Chinese companies in our analysis were significantly lower than those for non-Chinese companies. When adjusted, all eight Chinese firms appeared to be paying negative real rates. Furthermore, Chinese manufacturers have relatively easy access to large amounts of loans. Borrowing has supported massive capacity growth, including the ability to purchase turnkey manufacturing lines in established technologies. The availability of large amounts of revolving credit also makes it possible for Chinese companies to avoid market limitations on expansion during a time of inadequate demand growth.”

Again: “all eight Chinese firms appeared to be paying negative real rates”
Know of any negative loan rates in the USA?
Predator capitalism. Take over the market by selling at a loss and driving other competitors out, then you can set your price nearly anywhere you like. Not ok.