China Says Trade War with U.S. Will Only Bring Disaster to Global Economy
Beijing criticizes proposed tariffs by Washington amid fears it could shatter global growth.
China, Europe Slam Trump’s Tariffs as U.S. Metalworkers Cheer
China and Europe lashed out against new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, while officials and executives from several American allies caught in the crossfire reacted more cautiously, embracing what the White House promised would be some...
Chinese Cities Order Steel Output Cuts Earlier Than Expected to Fend off Smog
The city of Handan in the top steelmaking province of Hebei has ordered steel mills to halve output a month earlier than expected, according to media reports, the latest city to ramp up efforts to reduce the smog that blankets northern China...
China's Pollution Crackdown Shakes up Iron Ore Traders
Over the summer, price differentials between high and low grade iron ore have intensified amid a government-led crackdown on pollution and outdated steelmaking capacity. That has caught many traders on the hop and left some nursing nasty losses...
China and the U.S. Are Both Going for Trade’s Nuclear Option
As the Trump administration and their Chinese counterparts meet this week to hammer out agreements on trade, they are likely to use the same rationale—national security—to argue for very different goals.
Environment
07.06.17
Industrial Energy Efficiency Can Improve Air Quality
from chinadialogueDespite extensive efforts by the Chinese government to improve air quality, including the introduction of the State Council’s “...
Features
07.05.17
China is Driving a Boom in Brazilian Mining, but at What Cost?
In the middle of northern Brazil’s Amazon jungle, Chinese-made digging equipment rasps at the bottom of a giant iron ore mine. Here in the municipality of Canaã dos Carajás in the Serra dos Carajás in Brazil’s Pará state, some 1,...
Is China Too Tough a Steel Beast for Trump to Tame?
China exported 620,000 tonnes of steel direct to the United States last year, a fraction of the 800 million tonnes it produces each year, equal to about half of world output.
China’s Economy Grows 6.9%, but Warning Signs Persist
China’s economy, the world’s second-largest behind that of the United States, grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter, led by strong expansion at factories, Chinese officials said Monday.
China Plans Fresh Crackdown on Tangshan Steel Production
China is planning a new crackdown on steel production in the north-eastern city of Tangshan in a bid to prevent false reporting of mill closures by local governments reluctant to obey shutdown orders.
The Humble Ballpoint Pen Has Become a New Symbol of China’s Innovation Economy
China has grown by leaps and bounds during its quest for greater domestic innovation, but one of its most recent accomplishments is in an area that’s considerably more basic: ballpoint pens.
Step Inside China’s Hellish, Illicit Steel Factories
Kevin Frayer's photographs of illegal Chinese steel factories look like postcards from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution
How Donald Trump Ditched U.S. Steel Workers in Favor of China
Trump has been stiffing American steel workers on his own construction projects for years
China Industrial Profits Rise Most in 3 Years as Economy Shows Signs of Stabilizing
Is the improvement fleeting or real?
China State Steel Merger Taps Old Theme: Bigger is Better
Beijing revives push to consolidate heavy industry
China’s Hunger for Steelmaking Coal Fuels Price Rally
China is increasingly relying on coking-coal shipments from abroad due to a local shortage.
Why The U.S. Steel Industry Is Molten Hot Over China’s Trade Practices
China is urged to reduce its steel production for the sake of the U.S. economy....
World's Steel Makers To China: Time To Cut The Glut
The "excess" production is causing such a crisis for the global steel industry that U.S. is joining an international push to try to cut the glut.
Death and Despair in China's Rustbelt
The river plain once at the forefront of the Communist Party’s first attempt at a modern economy has become a valley of brutal murder, protests, and suicide.
China Expects to Lay off 1.8 Million Workers in Coal, Steel Sectors
China expects to lay off about 15 percent of the workforce, as part of efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity.
We Traveled Across China and Returned Terrified for the Economy
China’s steel and metals markets, a barometer of the world’s second-biggest economy, are “a lot worse than you think.”
China Orders Two Local Governments to Punish Polluting Steel Mills
That could pile pressure on mills already struggling with weak demand-growth as the world's No.2 economy loses momentum.
In China, Heavy Industry Unexpectedly Falls Sharply
The full scope of China’s economic weakness is obscured by limited data, as the country prepares for a weeklong holiday beginning Feb. 18.
The China Africa Project
01.09.15
From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Made in Africa’
A growing number of Chinese companies are looking to outsource production overseas in a bid to lower costs and meet Beijing’s increasingly stringent environmental laws. Ethiopia and South Africa are among the beneficiaries of this new trend as...
Conversation
05.19.14
Is This the Best Response to China’s Cyber-Attacks?
On Monday, the United States Attorney General Eric Holder accused China of hacking American industrial giants such as...
Environment
08.07.13
China’s Abandoned Steel Mills Are a Threat to Public Health
from chinadialogueChina’s steel industry has been in trouble since 2011, with numerous bankruptcies nationwide. The city of Tangshan in Hebei province has been no...
The Price of ‘Made in China’
The $34 milllion in steel production and fabriation needed to refurbish North America’s longest suspension bridge, the Verrazano-which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island has been outsourced to China.
China’s Steel Industry and Its Impact on the United States: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service
China’s steel industry has grown significantly since the mid-1990s. China is now the world’s largest steelmaker and steel consumer. The majority of Chinese steel has been used to meet domestic demand in China. However, as its steel production...