After more than 10 years of rapid expansion, China's solar industry is grappling with mounting pressures at home and abroad — and the trade tensions go beyond the US. "Challenges are now both domestic and international," Gao Jifan, chairman of leading manufacturer Trina Solar, told attendees at the SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai last week. Trade restrictions are tightening globally: New measures originating from the US are being echoed by other countries and regions, targeting Chinese solar and other cleantech sectors, experts and industry leaders said.