Despite its status as the world's largest steel producing country, China is one of the largest net importer of steel in the world. In response to the World Trade Organization issues and policy of the Chinese government's measures to encourage mergers and acquisitions and rationalization, large Chinese steel producers undergoing major modernization and upgrade product range to compete with high-quality import and meet the demand for high quality steel products, as China develops itself as "world factory" to a wide range of manufacturing industries. Examines the forces that will help or hinder the transformation of China's steel industry from the producer of quality products. "Hide
by Xiaohong Wu, Michael Enright, Charlie Shoah, Charlie Shao Source: University of Hong Kong, 32 pages. Publication Date: July 29, 2005. Prod. #: HKU416-PDF-ENG