The following commentary by the USA Today Editorial Board was posted on their website January 16, 2018:
If China wants to subsidize the greening of America, let them: Our view
Any day now, President Trump is expected to decide whether to punish China with tariffs on cheap solar cells and panels it exports to America.
For a president who raged against China during the presidential campaign, calling its mounting trade deficit with the United States “the greatest theft in the history of the world,” it might be tempting to finally substitute action for rhetoric. But a decision to slap big import taxes on the Chinese-made solar parts would be a serious mistake, one likely to kill far more American jobs than it saves. Continue reading “Solar tariffs would kill jobs, harm environment”