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Flying Too Close to the Sun: China’s Looming Solar Industry Shake-Out

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After years of expansion, China’s solar industry has reached a critical point. Overcapacity, grid bottlenecks, and power market reforms are undermining the industry’s growth prospects and threatening the financial viability of solar manufacturers.

In this deep dive, we review the major challenge...