Lobbyists for foreign companies have said that could violate World Trade Organization rules.

WSJ: India: Tech Import Restrictions Are for Security

In February U.S. Trade Representative Rob Kirk, in a complaint to the World Trade organization, said India's program discriminated against foreign-made solar equipment.

WSJ: India Plans Subsidies to Boost Solar-Power Sector

Since China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, the economy has become dependent on foreign markets.

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Government rules restricted foreign investment, and the Middle Kingdom had not yet gained entry to the World Trade Organization.

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The World Trade Organization has ruled that our tax export subsidies--known as Foreign Sales Corporation and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion provisions--are illegal.

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An aide from the Senate Finance Committee says that the bill does not discriminate between U.S. and foreign producers, adding that the cigar tax increase is compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organization.

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