Chinese solar panel makers, who rose to prominence after expanding their manufacturing operations quickly in the past six years, have become targets of trade complaints in the United States and Europe.
Sunrun, SolarCity and Clean Power Finance rose to prominence by raising a lot of venture capital and funds from banks and other investors to finance solar leases.
Solar power, on the other hand, is considered a clean technology in which China has openly sought world prominence, or dominance, using public markets in the West in the process.