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  <xsd:element name="VestingInYearThreeMember" id="dq_VestingInYearThreeMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="VestingInYearTwoMember" id="dq_VestingInYearTwoMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="WaferMember" id="dq_WaferMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="WorkingCapital" id="dq_WorkingCapital" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="XinjiangDaqoNewEnergyCoLtdMember" id="dq_XinjiangDaqoNewEnergyCoLtdMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="ZhengjiangDaqoSolarCoLtdMember" id="dq_ZhengjiangDaqoSolarCoLtdMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
</xsd:schema>
