"Anyone who tries to put a label of 'forced labor' on the Chinese PV enterprise should show their evidence. 'Forced labor' doesn't exist," he said, adding he earns 9,000 yuan per month as a production safety management staff member. Requiring intensive energy, such material is largely churned out in places that have large amounts and cheap electricity, thermal power and PV energy. The duties and crackdown policies have not beaten down China's PV industry, which disappointed the US. According to a report by McKinsey & Co in 2018, China's PV industry competitiveness surpassed the US by a lot.

Source: The Star April 17, 2021 02:37 UTC