Since the late 1970s the Chinese economy has been fast catching up in many industries, including information and communication technologies, vehicles, and other sectors. The solar photovoltaic industry is different from the other industries. It is the only sector in which the Chinese have claimed a large market share in the world economy. How was this accomplished? What are the factors leading to the success of the Chinese solar PV companies? In the study of the solar PV sector we found that Chinese domestic factors alone cannot explain their success. The sector needs to be studied in a systematic way and at the global level, because its dynamics are global.

自20世纪70年代末以来，中国经济在许多行业迅速赶上，包括信息和通信技术、汽车和其他行业。太阳能光伏产业不同于其他产业。中国在世界经济中所占的份额是世界上仅有的。这是如何实现的？中国太阳能光伏企业成功的原因是什么？在对太阳能光伏行业的研究中，我们发现仅凭中国国内因素无法解释它们的成功。需要在全球一级系统地研究这一部门，因为它的动态是全球性的。