Fourteen Chinese solar panel producers on November 29 jointly rejected anti-dumping and anti-subsidy complaints filed by some U.S. manufacturers, calling for the United States to abandon "political and emotional interference" while conducting its investigation into Chinese solar firms.

The U.S. Department of Commerce said on November 8 that it would conduct an investigation to determine whether Chinese firms have been selling solar panels in the United States at unfair discounts and receiving illegal government subsidies.

The investigation is supported by a small group of petitioners and does not represent the entire U.S. photovoltaic industry, said Wang Guiqing, Vice President of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, adding that Chinese companies have no intention of initiating a trade war.

"The success of China's photovoltaic industry in the United States lies in the advantages it has gained through technological innovation and benefit of scale," Wang said.