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Chris Van Hollen: “We shouldn't blame China for dominating the solar panel industry worldwide, using Australian technology, I might add…”

On the recordMay 10, 2023
We shouldn't blame China for dominating the solar panel industry worldwide, using Australian technology, I might add, but we should be criticizing ourselves for not doing more to be competitive.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Critiques U.S. competitiveness in the solar panel industry compared to China.

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