China is planning a new crackdown on steel production in the north-east city of Tangshan in a bid to prevent false reporting of mill closures by local governments reluctant to obey shutdown orders.
Officials in Hebei province have been sent a government notice, seen by the FT, stating that an investigative team had been sent to Tangshan, a leading steel producer, to verify the closure of mills.
The notice, sent on Saturday, cites orders from President Xi Jinping and Zhang Gaoli, the vice-premier, for Tangshan to investigate the problem of falsely reported plant closures and rising steel output.
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