When it comes to expanding green power generation, Europe is heavily dependent on supplies – and on the will of the government in Beijing.
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Berlin, Dusseldorf, Beijing Fear of the consequences of absolute dependence on China is growing in the German solar industry. “There is an inescapable dependence on China that cannot be denied. And that is significantly greater than the dependency on Russia when it comes to gas,” said a high-ranking manager from the solar industry to the Handelsblatt.
How dangerous this dependency is has been evident since the end of December at the latest. The Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs published a catalog with proposals for new export regulations – also for the solar industry. Among other things, it provides for restrictions on the export of machines for the production of important components for photovoltaics (PV).
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