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China is making steel it doesn't need so it can fill jobs

Michael Allan McCrae | September 06, 2012 | 4:13 pm China Iron Ore 

Business Insider looked at the China's state owned enterprises that continue to pump out steel even though the demand is not there. With China's leadership transition slated for the fall, employment stability is paramount and China's large steel manufacturers are...

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