# China’s 20,000-Mile Solar Trade Route Battled US Tariffs

https://mins.news/en/item/22762

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-15 05:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/china-s-20-000-mile-solar-trade-route-that-battled-us-tariffs?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7ff26f325a7500012aae28

> Chinese companies used facilities in Indonesia and Africa to obscure the origins of their products, helping them stay ahead of Trump’s tariffs and continue supplying solar panels to the US.

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