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A |       北京8月10日电 题：搭建对外开放平台 激活服务贸易动能——2026年中国国际服务贸易交易会看点前瞻  记者乌梦达、吉宁、张骁  全球服务、互惠共享。    A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States.Qcells, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said Wednesday that it can now turn out enough solar panels to generate 5.1 gigawatts of power yearly at a two-factory complex in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton. That's almost 40% of U.S. solar panel capacity, according to figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association. Qcells' opened its first factory in 2019 and an even larger plant in phases since, what the company describes as the largest solar investment in American history. “It’s another milestone as we as a company really strive to become a global leader and a U.S. leader in solar manufacturing," said Scott Moskowitz, Qcells head of market strategy and public affairs, speaking with The Associated Press after a plant tour Monday.The company says its new plant is the first solar module factory in the U.S. to begin production since passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. Qcells' $208 million investment again shows how federal incentives are spurring a nationwide boom in renewable energy and electric vehicles.Industry jitters about a flood of cheap solar panels from overseas show how dependent on federal policy the solar industry remains. That's a threat in part because former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination, is hostile to renewable energy.Qcells leaders say the new plant showcases more efficient equipment and processes, part of a much larger investment intended to bring key steps in solar manufacturing to the U.S. A solar panel, or module, is assembled from solar cells most commonly made from wafers cut from ingots of polysilicon. Today, the company's solar cells are imported from Asia. But 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dalton in Cartersville, Qcells is building a $2.3 billion complex to take polysilicon refined in Washington state and make ingots, wafers and solar cells — in addition to 3.3 gigawatts of solar modules. That plant is scheduled to open in phases starting next year.Currently, no silicon ingots or wafers are made in the U.S. But Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, besides offering a extra tax credit on American-made solar equipment, lets manufacturers earn incentives for every unit of polysilicon they refine and every wafer, cell and module they make. For example, Qcells earns a tax credit of 7 cents per watt for every panel it makes in Dalton, or $34.30 for every 490-watt residential panel made.Even with that boost, solar industry leaders warn, factories will struggle to compete with a new spike in cheap Asian imports. They're again urging federal officials to investigate whether solar panels are being dumped at unfairly low prices. Previous investigations have led to anti-dumping tariffs on panels made in China and Taiwan.U.S. officials shouldn't regard the spike as a normal market fluctuation, said Mike Carr, executive director of the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, a group that includes Qcells. He argues Chinese component makers are pushing out cheap modules from southeast Asian factories, tanking panel prices to ensure Chinese dominance and smother U.S. manufacturing.“This is likely to be the No. 1 new energy source in the 21st century," Carr said. "It’s already cheaper than pretty much anything else to install. It is the path to meeting our climate goals. So I think it becomes a real national security kind of concern. The way OPEC is in oil markets, we don’t want to allow China to become that same controller of supply in solar.”Qcells sees current low prices as a “near-term challenge" in achieving economies of scale and serving a long-term market, Moskowitz said. Beyond trade policy, he said, requiring federal agencies to buy American-made products and promoting panels produced with fewer carbon emissions could bolster Qcells.Politics envelops the solar industry. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the plant earlier this year. At the state level, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has wrestled with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff over political credit for electric vehicle and renewable energy investments flowing to Georgia. “Out of all the places Qcells could have gone, they chose to operate and expand here in Georgia because of our unrivaled assets and the competitive package we put together,” Kemp said in a statement.Ossoff and fellow Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock note they authored the component incentives that benefit Qcells, emphasizing federal policy. “Our state is emerging as the advanced energy capital of the nation, thanks to federal infrastructure and manufacturing policies that are benefiting Georgia more than any other state,” Ossoff said in a statement.Qcells, for its part, praises both state and federal assistance.“To build these markets up and to have them work, you need a whole government approach," Moskowitz said.。还有一个月的时间，2026年中国国际服务贸易交易会将在北京开幕。  立足“十五五”开局之年，作为中国高水平对外开放的国家级重要平台，本届服贸会锚定服务贸易重点领域集中展成果、谋合作。各个专题板块、上百场论坛洽谈活动，将呈现哪些务实看点？承载展会的物理空间又有什么新变化？  吸引全球关注更多 300多家国际龙头企业参展  记者了解到，本届服贸会主题展、专题展招展工作进入尾声。截至目前，英国、丹麦、巴西、澳大利亚、世界贸易中心协会、联合国粮农组织等近70个国家（地区）及国际组织确认设展参会，740余家企业及机构已有意向线下参展，其中包含300余家世界500强及行业龙头企业。  这是8月10日拍摄的首钢园区。记者 谢晗 摄  挪威驻华大使馆参赞、挪威创新署中国区负责人汉宁说，作为本届的主宾国，挪威计划在首钢园设立约260平方米的挪威国家馆，汇集海洋产业、海洋与动物营养、农业、能源、健康、数字服务等多个领域成果。  本届服贸会首次组织“出海服务推介路演”系列活动，目前已征集近40场，还首次设立“出海服务企业展区”，汇集金融、法律、会计、广告、人力资源等领域的30余家出海服务企业，提供一站式出海服务。  一大批创新成果、重磅活动将集中登场。首都会展集团是服贸会的承办单位之一，北辰集团副总经理魏明乾代表首都会展集团表示，阿里巴巴、施耐德等企业和机构，计划发布180余项创新成果，覆盖人工智能、医疗健康、绿色低碳等多个领域。相关国家、国际组织、省区市及专题计划举办190余场论坛会议与洽谈推介活动，还将发布多项权威报告。  参展的各大机构和企业，瞄准的正是中国经济的广阔发展前景和强化合作的重要机遇。安永华北区主管合伙人张明益表示，服贸会持续搭建联通全球服务市场、推进高水平对外开放的平台。期待借助2026年服贸会，集中展示公司在可持续发展、跨境经贸领域创新实践，对接更多合作机会，共同挖掘服务贸易新机遇。  链接国际服务更优 多项服务举措惠及各主体  2026年上半年，中国服务进出口总额达37797.5亿元，同比增长8.3%，个人文化和娱乐服务等领域出口增速亮眼，成为拉动服贸增长的重要力量。立足服务业竞争优势，北京深化服贸会文商旅体融合发展，打造多元活动矩阵。  2025年9月12日，在2025服贸会泡泡玛特展位，参观者拍摄LABUBU玩偶。记者 陈晔华 摄  服贸会前，永定河集二期将全新亮相，让展客商和市民拥有“白天参展、晚上赏景”的沉浸式游玩体验。展会举办期间，服贸会还专门规划上线两条夜游精品游览线路，展商既可徜徉永定河山水风光，也可走进工业遗存园区，体验科幻项目、特色美食。  石景山区副区长胡浩说，属地将加码丰富文化产品供给，推出“落霞回笺”秋日主题活动，设置四大互动体验，同时推动“赛事+展会”深度联动，激活区域发展活力。  在配套服务保障方面，属地多方统筹资源，盘活30处停车场，供给上万个停车位，新开两条服贸会免费接驳专线。同时扩容优化周边住宿供给，全方位优化客商、游客的出行与住宿体验。  工业遗存焕新升级 会展小镇蝶变登场  走进服贸会首钢园会场，是一片热火朝天的忙碌场景，建设者加紧推进展馆设施完善。  自2021年服贸会专题展首次落地首钢园以来，展会配套建设持续迭代升级。

B | 2025年，服贸会实现“一会一址”集中在首钢园举办。2026年8月9日，首钢园服贸会永久会址改造项目全面完工交付，以“会展小镇”的形象全新亮相。俯瞰，会展小镇的会展群与滑雪大跳台、钢铁高炉等园区标志性景观交相辉映。  记者了解到，会展小镇借鉴国际潮流及理念，建设可办展、可洽谈、可文旅、可休闲的花园式国际会展聚落，致力于打造承载国家级对外开放盛会、促成跨国经贸合作的国际化交流平台。  首钢集团有限公司副总经理姜楠介绍，全新打造的会展小镇构建起成熟完善的空间与服务体系，依托中央轴线叠加广场街道，形成“一环六轴”的整体空间结构。本次改造总建筑面积14.46万平方米，空间格局上以原有工业肌理为基底，有机活化四高炉、一焦炉等工业遗存，同时依托永定河水系生态资源，全面打通景观视廊。  智慧化是会展小镇的一大特色。记者了解到，园区升级运营服务中心和AI尚首钢园小程序，搭建智慧会展管理平台，实现场馆信息、停车导航、餐饮服务、交通接驳等一键查询和园区客流车流全时段热力分析，为参展客商、游客提供一站式智慧服务。

C |   一个月后，当服贸会的大幕开启，这座永久落地的会展小镇，将再次以开放之名，迎接四海宾朋，共赴一场联通世界的服务贸易盛会。

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