Trina Solar is the world's largest manufacturer of photovoltaic modules. The company's new factory in Thailand's central Rayong province aims to increase its exports to the US, Europe and southeast Asian nations.
At the facility's opening ceremony on Monday, Trina Solar's Chairman and CEO Gao Jifan explained the company's decision to invest in Thailand.
"With the backdrop of the 'Belt and Road' initiative and the internationalization of China's industrial capacity, our strategic move to invest aboard can help us cope with the trade protection measures of the West, as well as gaining bigger local markets in areas that receive our investments. We began comprehensive market
