Shi Zhengrong — Australian Businessman born on December 30, 1963,

Shi Zhengrong is a Chinese-born Australian businessman. He is the founder and, up to March 2013, chairman and chief executive officer of Suntech Power... (wikipedia)

I think it's unfair to say that Chinese companies are squeezing out American companies. China has so many solar companies that are failing, too.
After the Fukushima disaster, Japan shut down most of its reactors and said it would move to renewables.
I guess for every government - for many governments, they only have short vision, they only have three-year term or a four-year term. So they have to make sure they get enough support from the voter. So they probably have to deal with more short-term issues which are related to being re-elected.
I've always been a goal-driven person.