China’s solar industry, under fire due to Washington’s suspicion of both Chinese tech and renewable energy, is reducing its footprint in the United States. One of China’s biggest solar manufacturers, JinkoSolar, sold its Florida-based subsidiary earlier this month, retaining only a minority stake.
JinkoSolar’s U.S. venture was fraught from the beginning: its factory in Jacksonville, Florida commenced production in 2018, the same year the Trump administration enacted tariffs on Chinese
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