Sino-US "energy war" start: Who is subsidizing the new energy.

<P> 10 15, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (RonKirk) issued a statement that the United Steelworkers will be the application, start the Chinese government for its own clean energy industry is not fair support "301 investigation" .. .The survey covers China's wind energy, solar energy, advanced batteries and energy-saving automotive industry. .</ P> <P> the relevant officials of the National Energy Board 18, to this reporter said that at present the relevant departments and industry associations are actively organize relevant materials, the collation of data in response to the United States related to investigation. .</ P> <P> tight rounds of the exchange rate with the war and trade war, from the United States in the mid-term elections less than a month left in the node, the United States You Xiang of China's new energy industry launched a new round of ."energy war." .</ P> <P> National Development and Reform Commission deputy director of the National Energy Secretary Zhang said the U.S. investigation will be the new energy industry for their own benefits more exposed to the world. ."Start the survey, the only real damage to the United States, the United States will not win this trade war." </ P> <P> the Chinese Government to actively deal with </ P> <P> against China many times with the previous .the same as trade friction cases, the Chinese government for its support of clean energy industry is not fair to apply the investigation is still made by the United Steelworkers of America's. .As one of North America's largest union, United Steelworkers mining, cement, machinery and other industries in one, has a strong political force. .</ P> <P> 9 9, the association will be a thick book of complaints 5800 delivery to the United States Trade Representative, asked initiated 301 investigations. .The reason: China's clean energy sector to support their subsidies taken non-market subsidies, these measures would be contrary to World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations, artificially reducing the price of clean energy products in China, which on U.S. industry .an impact and cause unemployment. .</ P> <P> 301 terms is the United States, "Trade Act of 1974" referred to in section 301, to protect U.S. interests in international trade. .Under this provision, the United States can it considered "unfair" trade practices of other countries to investigate, and in consultation with the Governments concerned, to take the final decision by the President to raise tariffs, import restrictions, and other retaliatory measures to stop the agreement .. .</ P> <P> select the date the complaint is submitted, it is a profound meaning. .According to 301, Barack Obama must be within 45 days to rule on the petition and decide whether the policy against China, initiating countervailing duty investigations. .This means that Obama must be only in the mid-term elections from the United States more than a week to respond to this point in time. .</ P> <P> this, Zhang's response to sharply: "From time to process the entire process of point of view, I was very surprised. I wonder what the U.S. want in the end? They want a fair trade? Or want a .genuine dialogue? or want to get transparent information? I think these are not the United States seems more willing to get votes. "</ P> <P> the Chinese Government's response and defense work, the day the appeal from the United States .began. .According to Zhang introduced in September, Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Chao led a delegation to the United States that consultation, and the United States proposed that the energy sector with China dialogue on this video. .</ P> <P> dialogue but the U.S. has repeatedly delayed the time until the United States announced the launch of investigations, the energy sector in China also failed to make any direct communication. .</ P> <P> above the Energy Bureau, said the officials told this reporter, according to U.S. trade laws, the Government may require a consultant to the Chinese government to discuss the complaints. .Currently, the Energy Bureau is organizing a related industry organizations and experts to further organize relevant materials in response to the U.S. investigation. ."The 301 is only for the United States, but also did not enter the WTO's appeals process, so the Chinese are different ways to respond." The official said. .</ P> <P> Who subsidies? .</ P> <P> complaint under the Federation of American workers, the Chinese manufacturers of clean energy by massive government subsidies, mainly in the low land prices, bank lending rates low side. .Also due to the policy support of all provinces, clean energy project launched more and more, thus greatly reducing manufacturing costs. .</ P> <P> Although the final decision of the U.S. government for subsidies for clean energy in China launched 301 investigations, but their new energy for the U.S. market, the U.S. government is not without subsidies. .</ P> <P> According to Zhang introduced Obama the new U.S. 600 billion dollars of energy subsidies, the implementation of this year, the U.S. adopted a series of support measures, including financial cash new U.S. energy use .enterprises. .Which, from January to September 2010, the U.S. government has passed the way of cash payments to the United States provide a new energy 4.6 billion subsidy. .Start before the end of 2010 the provisions of the new U.S. energy companies, the U.S. government can get up to 30% of the advanced capital subsidies. .In this 4.6 billion in subsidies to make up to $ 3,000,000,000 of U.S. wind power company. .</ P> <P> published in 2009, according to the United States the "recovery Reinvestment Act," for the government's renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid subsidies, including subsidies to renewable energy is 25.2 billion U.S. dollars. .U.S. energy efficiency and renewable energy sector on August 16 this year, valid for 6 months to make temporary provision requiring funded solar energy project, you must use the U.S. produced chips. .</ P> <P> In this regard, the National Energy Research Institute researcher Wang Sicheng said that as renewable energy is environmentally sustainable development of the emerging industry, so most of the country will introduce some appropriate support measures. ."The Chinese government adopted the way incentives are recognized, and U.S. subsidies is different, and more are in research and development subsidies." </ P> <P> the U.S. market is not as clean energy in China's major export markets, so ."301 investigation" for the limited impact on domestic industry. .According to Zhang that the Chinese exports to the U.S. only has three fans, and the U.S. General Electric Company exports to China in 2005 reached 80,000 kilowatts fan, 2009, the U.S. General Electric Company fan of China's exports to 34 million kilowatts, an increase .four times, five years of its total exports of 1.13 million kilowatts. .</ P> <P> Zhang said that in 2009, China's wind power market, about 850 billion, of which 21% of the purchases in foreign countries, this figure illustrates, the development of wind power to create a large number of foreign export opportunities in China .. .</ P> <P> NDRC Energy Research Institute, Li Junfeng, deputy director interviewed in the previous time, the United States launched the "301 investigation" Although there may be to initiate an investigation, but to go through after the filing of a .to two years of investigation. .</ P> <P> "In this process, the mid-term election will be the end of the main driving force to promote the motion would not exist." Li Junfeng said. .</ P>.