According to the executive director of the International Energy Agency, the concentration of photovoltaic capacity can easily lead to extremely vulnerable global supply chain, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

On July 8, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference

China News Agency reporter: According to reports, the executive director of the International Energy Agency said that China ’s polycrystalline silicon production has accounted for 79%of the world's global capacity, of which 42%are located in Xinjiang. The concentration of photovoltaic capacity can easily lead to extremely vulnerable global supply chains. Governments of various countries should take necessary measures to achieve diversified supply chain. What is China's comment?

Zhao Lijian: Indeed, China is the largest country in the global photovoltaic manufacturing and installation application, and Xinjiang is the world's most important production base for the basic material of the photovoltaic industry. This is the result of the common effects of various factors such as China's "Carbon Dafeng" and "carbon neutralization" policy guidance, China's industrial technology improvement, effective cost control and market demand driving, and has made important contributions to the development of renewable energy in the world.

What needs to be emphasized is that the main reason for the fragile supply chain of the global photovoltaic industry chain is that the United States uses the so -called "forced labor" as an excuse to implement the so -called "Uyghur forced labor prevention law" to illegally and unreasonably suppress the Chinese photovoltaic industry. Sanctions with unilateral. The US acts seriously violate market rules and the rules of World trade, severely damage the order of international trade, and seriously damage the stability of the global photovoltaic industry chain supply chain and global efforts to respond to climate change. The United States should immediately stop the lies and stop the implementation of evil laws.

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