It Matters Where Solar Panels Are Made

ITIF Rob Atkinson told Bloomberg that he welcomed the Trump tariff on imports of certain solar cells. "At least it sends a message to the Chinese that there are going to be some consequences to this mercantilist behavior," he said. But he also said the tougher line on Chinese solar imports has almost certainly come too late. A better policy "would have been to close the barn door before the Chinese horse got out."