[DarkNova6]

And let's not forget that Germany then decided to create the economically viable solar power industry from scratch. Only to then remove the subsidies, destroy the domestic industry they just created and hand over the technology advantage they had to China.

Genious decisions all around.

[thyristan]

An industry isn't viable if it can only exist with subsidies.

[DarkNova6]

At the very least it can be brought into existence. Ot shows of strategic foresight and is also what China did to build up their own industrial basis.

In other words, it’s an investment.