The European Commission's anti-dumping investigation of China's solar panel products harms the development of alternative energy, said the head of the Chinese solar company involved in the case.

It is essential to lower the cost of solar power to enable it to compete with fossil fuels, he said, adding that the commission's actions are counterproductive to this process.

Several days after the commission launched the probe into China's alleged dumping of solar products, the case became a hot topic for attendees to the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, held in Tianjin from Sept 11 to 13.