Despite the severe hit seen by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese steel sector is showing signs of recovery in the second quarter, industry experts said, prompted by rising demand from the orderly resumption of production and business across the country.

China’s energy system has successfully withstood the test posed by the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, but some problems also loomed up with the following features.

China's resumption of production has been accelerating with the jump of highway freight nationwide.

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