Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
US Department of Defense Chinese military-linked companies list (June 2026)
The supplied reference states that the U.S. Department of Defense added JA Solar to a list of Chinese military-linked companies in June 2026. The claim should be confirmed through the relevant primary government publication.
2023
Xinjiang forced-labor exposure allegation (2023)
A Sheffield Hallam University report stated that JA Solar had very high exposure to production in Xinjiang involving forced Uyghur labor. The issue concerns alleged labor abuses and the traceability of inputs in the Chinese solar-manufacturing supply chain.
2020
JA Solar chairman Jin Baofang released after supervisory detention
JA Solar announced in November 2020 that chairman Jin Baofang was placed under investigation and supervisory detention by the Pingdu Municipal Supervisory Commission; on April 16, 2021, it announced that the supervisory detention had been lifted and he could perform his duties normally. The cited announcements did not disclose a criminal conviction, and the subsequent result of the lifting of the measure should be preserved.