Biden invokes defence law, waives solar panel tariffs for M'sia

President Joe Biden waived tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations for two years and invoked the Defence Production Act to spur solar panel manufacturing at home, the White House said on Monday, confirming a Reuters report.

The tariff exemption applies to panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and will serve as a "bridge" while US manufacturing ramps up, the White House said.

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