China Criticizes U.S. for Extending Tariffs on Imported Solar

China criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to extend tariffs on imported solar equipment, saying the act will “distort” international trades of the renewable energy product.

“The U.S. government insisted on the extension regardless of the strong opposition domestically and internationally,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday. “The act won’t contribute to the healthy development of America’s solar industry and distorts the international trade order of solar as a new energy product.”

The tariffs, first introduced by former President Donald Trump in 2018, had been scheduled to expire in early February and will now run for ...