Coal made up the bulk of that cargo — about 1.1 billion tons — up 17 percent year-on-year.

The official said that the government will encourage central SOEs to conduct strategic cooperation in various ways.

Lian also introduced development situations of Hebei during the conference.

Therefore, China's macroeconomic policies should continue to focus on expanding infrastructure investment and stabilizing real estate investment.

The remarks came after the association reported weakening demand of steel materials and high prices of raw materials used in production like coking coals.

The industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenues of at least 20 million yuan from their main operations.

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