China pledges further cuts in excess steel, coal production

In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, an excavator past by smoke spewing from the sprawling complex that is a part of the Jiujiang steel and rolling mills in Qianan in northern China’s Hebei province. China’s top economic planner pledged Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 to continue cutting steel and coal production that have been a source of trade friction with many countries.