Protectionism clouds over green sector

Coal will continue to power China's energy sector for a long time. The reason: China's new energy industry faces an unprecedented challenge because of the United States' anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against Chinese wind power and solar energy products.

So China will need a "green revolution" in its traditional energy sector to reach its energy conservation target and achieve sustainable development.

In May, the US Department of Commerce imposed preliminary duties of 31.14-249.96 percent - up from 4.73 percent - on China-made solar panels and cells. The European Union could well follow suit. On July 24, German company SolarWorld AG filed a petition with the EU requesting that anti-dumping investigations be started against solar products imported from China.