China supplies 99.3% of Thailand’s solar imports, according to the headline information available for this report. The government has defended the country’s solar sector as that import concentration draws attention to the market’s reliance on Chinese supply.
The reported figures put two points at the centre of the debate: the government’s position on the sector and the scale of China’s share of imports. The available details do not specify which officials made the case, what measures or arguments they cited, or how the 99.3% figure is defined.
That leaves the immediate policy implications unclear. The confirmed information establishes the import share and the government’s defense of the sector, but does not support a more detailed account of proposed safeguards, domestic production or future supply plans.