SHOCKING US Media: Read what they say about Chinese Solar Panel Tariffs and Read what it REALLY means

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From the New York Times:

The United States on Thursday announced the imposition of antidumping tariffs of more than 31 percent on solar panels from China.

The move by the Commerce Department is certain to infuriate Chinese officials already upset after recent bilateral frictions over China’s human rights policies and its increasingly confrontational approach toward American allies like the Philippines and Japan.

The antidumping decision is among the biggest in American history, covering one of the largest and fastest-growing categories of imports from China, the world’s largest exporter

SolarWorld Industries America, which led the coalition of manufacturers that filed the solar dumping case, welcomed the department’s ruling. The decision “is a very positive step in the process. It’s also in line with what we expected,” said Ben Santarris, a company spokesman. “We consider this a bellwether case. It underscores the importance of manufacturing to the U.S. economy.”

U.S. Slaps Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels - NYTimes.com:

From CARPE DIEM rewriting what the NYT really means:

"The United States Commerce Department said Thursday that it has decided to impose tariffs (taxes) of more than 31 percent onAmericans who purchase solar panels imported from China, after concluding that Chinese producers had generously“dumped” lowered the prices of solar panels on the American market for to less than it costs to manufacture and ship them,saving Americans millions of dollars. 


SolarWorld Industries America, which led the coalition special interest cartel of domestic solar manufacturers that filed the solar dumping case, welcomed the department’s ruling. The anti-consumer decision “is a very positive step in the process. It’s also in line with what we expected as a special interest group of domestic producers seeking protection from global competition,” said Ben Santarris, a company spokesman. “We consider this a bellwether case of the government protecting the self-interest of domestic producers seeking protection against foreign competitors. It underscores the importance of manufacturing special interest groups to the U.S.economy Congress seeking to increase political power, votes and support by catering to concentrated special interests."


CARPE DIEM: Only People Pay Taxes, Not Solar Panels; Commerce Slaps 31% Tax on U.S. Consumers: