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Viewing cable 06BEIJING12549, CHINA: IS INDUSTRIAL OVERCAPACITY OVERWHELMING, OR
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| 06BEIJING12549 | 2006-06-16 05:53 | 2011-08-23 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Beijing |
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SUBJECT: CHINA: IS INDUSTRIAL OVERCAPACITY OVERWHELMING, OR
OVERHYPED?
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED
SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AS SUFFERING FROM OVERCAPACITY.
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ISSUED REGULATIONS INTENDED
TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION OUT OF FEAR THAT THE OVERCAPACITY
PROBLEM COULD IMPACT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY. THE
REGULATIONS ARE INTENDED TO CONTROL OVERCAPACITY BY
PROMOTING THE ELIMINATION OF OUT-OF-DATE PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGY, INCREASING INDUSTRY ENTRY STANDARDS, AND
ENCOURAGING GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SOME ANALYSTS
BELIEVE OBSTRUCTIONISM BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INTENT
ON PRESERVING THEIR LOCAL INDUSTRIAL BASE COULD DERAIL THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, SOME EXPERTS
ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER OVERCAPACITY REALLY EXISTS IN SOME
SECTORS SUCH AS THE STEEL SECTOR. IN THE END, EXPERTS
BELIEVE THAT IF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPECTS RESULTS FROM
ITS EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE PERCEIVED OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM, A
SENIOR LEVEL WORKING GROUP MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO LEAD THE CHARGE. END SUMMARY.
SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ASSESSED AS THREAT TO
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
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¶2. (SBU) DR. SHI YAODONG, VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE STATE COUNCIL
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER'S (DRC) INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT, SAID THAT THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
REFORM COMMISSION (NDRC) HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL
SECTORS AS POSSESSING EXCESS CAPACITY AND IS TAKING STEPS TO
ELIMINATE THE OVERCAPACITY TO AVOID OVERHEATING THE ECONOMY.
THE NDRC HAS DECIDED TO REIGN IN GROWING OVERCAPACITY IN THE
STEEL, CEMENT, ALUMINUM, COKE, AND THE FERROUS ALLOY
SECTORS. TO ILLUSTRATE THE OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM, DR. SHI
SAID THAT RESEARCHERS ASSESS THAT THERE IS SOME 470 MILLION
METRIC TONS OF STEEL PRODUCTION CAPACITY, BUT THERE IS ONLY
AROUND 350 MILLION METRIC TONS OF DOMESTIC DEMAND.
MEANWHILE, IN THE CEMENT SECTOR THERE IS SOME 300 MILLION
METRIC TONS OF EXCESS CAPACITY. DR. SHI NOTED THAT MUCH OF
THIS EXCESS CAPACITY IS GENERATED BY OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY
THAT CONSUMES TOO MUCH ENERGY AND GENERATES EXCESSIVE
POLLUTION.
¶3. (SBU) NOTE: DR. SHI DEFINED OVERCAPACITY AS THE ABILITY
OF A SECTOR TO OVERPRODUCE A GIVEN PRODUCT, BUT CAUTIONED
THAT WHAT IS CONSIDERED OVERPRODUCTION CAPACITY CAN VARY BY
SECTOR. FOR EXAMPLE, IN SOME SECTORS, SUCH AS
TRANSPORTATION, USAGE RATES BELOW 85-90 PERCENT -- THAT IS,
10-15 PERCENT OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY IS NOT BEING UTILIZED --
SUGGESTS THAT THERE MAY BE AN OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM. IN
OTHER SECTORS, UTILIZATION OR PRODUCTION RATES CAN BE AS LOW
AS 70 PERCENT BEFORE RESEARCHERS ASSESS THERE IS A PROBLEM.
DR. SHI ALSO NOTED THAT THERE IS NOT ALWAYS AGREEMENT ON
WHAT USAGE RATE SIGNALS OVERCAPACITY PROBLEMS, CITING THE
COAL SECTOR AS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THERE IS SOME DEBATE ON ITS
STATUS. BY CONTRAST, CHINA'S FERROUS ALLOY SECTOR
PRODUCTION RATE OF 50 PERCENT IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THERE IS
CLEAR AGREEMENT ON THE SECTOR'S INCLUSION IN THE
OVERCAPACITY CAMP. END NOTE.
¶4. (SBU) DR. SHI STATED THAT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MUST
ADDRESS THE OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS POSING A
TWOFOLD THREAT TO MACROECONOMIC STABILITY. FIRST, THERE IS
A VERY CLEAR TENDENCY TOWARDS EXCESS INVESTMENT IN THESE
SECTORS. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS PROBLEM, DR. SHI NOTED THAT
DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2006, IN SEVERAL OF THE
OVERCAPACITY SECTORS, INVESTMENT IS SOME 30 PERCENT HIGHER
THAN LAST YEAR DESPITE THE ALREADY CLEAR MISMATCH BETWEEN
DEMAND AND SUPPLY. SECOND, THE PRICE LEVEL OF NATURAL
RESOURCE INPUTS INTO THESE SECTORS, MAINLY ENERGY RESOURCES
SUCH AS OIL, IS RAPIDLY INCREASING, WHICH IS PLACING
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE ON THE ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO DR. SHI.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TRYING TO ADDRESS OVERCAPACITY...
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BEIJING 00012549 002 OF 005
¶5. (SBU) DR. SHI SAID THAT IN MARCH AND APRIL 2006 THE NDRC
AND OTHER RELEVANT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
PROMULGATED SEVERAL REGULATIONS AS A FIRST STEP TO
ADDRESSING THE CURRENT OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM. THE
REGULATIONS ARE INTENDED TO CONTROL OVERCAPACITY BY
PROMOTING THE ELIMINATION OF OUT-OF-DATE PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGY, INCREASING INDUSTRY ENTRY STANDARDS, AND
ENCOURAGING GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. DR. SHI
STATED THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE NOT A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
ATTEMPT TO EXERT DIRECT CONTROL ON ENTERPRISES. RATHER, THE
REGULATIONS ARE A PART OF A BASKET OF MEASURES THAT WILL
RELY ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL
OFFICIALS AS WELL AS BETWEEN DIFFERENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS.
¶6. (SBU) DR. SHI STATED THAT THE NEW CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS INTENDED TO FIGHT OVERCAPACITY PRIMARILY ADDRESS
LAND MANAGEMENT, BANK LOANS, AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
CONCENTRATION ISSUES. OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRY OF LAND
MANAGEMENT STATED THAT THEIR OFFICE RECENTLY ISSUED A
REGULATION, ENTITLED DOCUMENT NUMBER EIGHTY-EIGHT, THAT WILL
ADDRESS LAND MISUSE BY THE COAL SECTOR THROUGH THE LINKAGE
OF TAXATION RATES TO ENERGY UTILIZATION. THE MINISTRY
INTENDS FOR THE REGULATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN A TRIAL
PHASE, TO PROMOTE BETTER UTILIZATION OF EXISTING MINES AND
DISSUADE ABUSIVE LAND PRACTICES BY MINING COMPANIES.
¶7. (SBU) DR. SHI NOTED THAT ON THE BANK LOAN FRONT, THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON LOAN
AMOUNTS TO INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
ALSO WILL ADJUST THE INTEREST RATE OF THE LOAN BASED UPON
CERTAIN CRITERIA, MOST NOTABLY THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED
INDUSTRIAL PROJECT THE LOAN IS FUNDING. AS AN EXAMPLE OF
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S GOALS ON THE INDUSTRIAL
CONCENTRATION FRONT, DR. SHI STATED THAT THE NDRC AIMS TO
HAVE THE TEN LARGEST CEMENT PRODUCERS ACCOUNTING FOR 30
PERCENT OF CHINA'S CEMENT PRODUCTION BY 2011. AT PRESENT,
THERE ARE SOME 5,000 CEMENT ENTERPRSES IN CHINA WITH THE
TEN LARGEST PRODUCERS ONLY ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 15 PERCENT
OF TOTAL PRODUCTION.
...BUT TODAY'S REGULATIONS JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES
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¶8. (SBU) DR. SHI STATED THAT THE JURY IS OUT ON HOW
EFFECTIVE THE NEW REGULATIONS WILL BE AT CONTROLLING
OVERCAPACITY. THE RECENT REGULATIONS ARE JUST THE LATEST IN
A SERIES OF MOVES THAT HAVE ALTERNATIVELY SOUGHT TO PROMOTE
GROWTH IN THE NOW OVERCAPACITY SECTORS AND THEN,
SUBSEQUENTLY, REIN IN GROWTH. FOR EXAMPLE, DR. SHI SAID
THAT IN 1998 THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED REGULATIONS TO
PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF CERTAIN ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS, SUCH
AS ALUMINUM. AS A RESULT, THE ALUMINUM SECTOR RECEIVED
PREFERENTIAL POWER AND WATER PRICING THAT ENABLED THAT
SECTOR TO GROW. DR. SHI STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM SECTOR DID
GROW, BUT NOT IN THE CONCENTRATED FORM THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT SOUGHT. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT THEN ISSUED NEW
REGULATIONS IN 2004 THAT SOUGHT TO ENCOURAGE MORE LARGE-
SCALE PRODUCTION IN THE ALUMINUM AND OTHER ENERGY INTENSIVE
INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. DR. SHI STATED THAT MANY OF THESE SMALL-
TO-MEDIUM SCALE ALUMINUM ENTERPRISES ARE NOW CONSIDERED
"BACKBONE ENTERPRISES" IN CERTAIN AREAS AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE RESISTING REGULATIONS THAT COULD DISLOCATE
OR CLOSE THESE ENTERPRISES.
IMBY: PLANNERS STRUGGLE WITH "IN MY BACK YARD" SYNDROME
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¶9. (SBU) DR. LU TIE, PROFESSOR AT THE INSTITUTE OF
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AT THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES (CASS) EMPHASIZED THAT THE KEY TO REINING IN
OVERCAPACITY IS TO REPAIR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT HAS EMERGING ECONOMIC, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE
MEASURES TO COMBAT OVERCAPACITY, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE
MUCH GREATER INFLUENCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR
AREAS. LU STATED THAT LOCAL LEADERS ARE COMPETING TO
PROMOTE INDUSTRIALIZATION TO GENERATE JOBS, TAX REVENUE, AND
GDP GROWTH AND, AS A RESULT, ARE CREATING OVERCAPACITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE
BEING MET BY RESPONSES FROM MOST PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT SUCH CONTROLS ARE APPLICABLE FOR OTHER
AREAS, NOT THEIRS.
¶10. (SBU) DR. LU COMPARED LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO
MANAGERS OF A LARGE BUSINESS IN THAT THEY SQUARELY FOCUS ON
PROFITS AND THE BOTTOM LINE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OFTEN DO NOT
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROMOTE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS SO THEY
SEEK TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE SMALL-TO-
MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES TO FILL THE GAP. DR. LU
STATED THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC
THEORY IS THAT LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES HAVE LOWER
COSTS BECAUSE OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE. THE REALITY IN MANY
PARTS OF CHINA IS QUITE DIFFERENT. MANY SMALL-TO-MEDIUM
SIZED ENTERPRISES ARE MUCH MORE PROFITABLE BECAUSE OF
PROTECTION FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS. THE RESULT IS
THAT THESE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES ARE ABLE TO SAVE MONEY BY
FORGOING COSTLY OUTLAYS ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MANDATED
ENERGY CONSERVATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS,
ACCORDING TO DR. LU.
¶11. (SBU) DR. LU INDICATED THAT THE EVALUATION SYSTEM ON
WHICH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RELY FOR THEIR PROMOTION
AND ADVANCEMENT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. MOST LOCAL
GOVERNMENT LEADERS UNDERSTAND THAT A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
PRIORITY DURING THE ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN IS TO PROMOTE
POLICIES LEADING TO GREATER CONSUMER CONSUMPTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OFFICIALS ALSO
ARE AWARE THAT DEVELOPING MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND
CONSUMPTION PRODUCING SECTORS, SUCH AS THE TOURISM AND
SERVICE SECTORS, DOES LITTLE TO GENERATE TAX REVENUE. LU
STATED THAT AS A RESULT, MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
REMAIN COMMITTED TO USING INDUSTRIALIZATION TO DRIVE LOCAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GDP GROWTH. ECONOMIC PLANNERS
RECOGNIZE THIS DILEMMA AND ARE TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS IT,
BUT IN DR. LU'S OPINION, THEY ARE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC THAT
THESE STEPS CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN A SHORT PERIOD.
EMERGING POWER SURPLUS ALSO A PROBLEM FOR PLANNERS
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¶12. (SBU) DR. LU SAID THAT POWER GENERATION SURPLUSES THAT
SHOULD EMERGE IN 2007 WILL EXACERBATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S
PREDILECTION FOR ENCOURAGING INDUSTRIALIZATION. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND POWER PLANTS WILL OFFER SIGNIFICANT REBATES
ON POWER PURCHASES BY INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED POWER PLANTS
WILL HAVE LOANS THAT THEY NEED TO PAYOFF. DR. LU SAID THAT
THIS MAY NOT BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN EASTERN CHINA WHERE THE
WELL ESTABLISHED POWER GRID CAN BE EFFECTIVELY REGULATED BY
THE NDRC, ALTHOUGH SOME POWER PLANTS THERE MAY GIVE
PREFERENTIAL PRICES TO INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES BECAUSE THEY
ARE SUCH GOOD CUSTOMERS. DR. LU SAID THE PREFERENTIAL POWER
PRICING PRACTICE WILL BE MORE MANIFEST IN THE MIDDLE AND
WESTERN PARTS OF CHINA. THIS AREA HAS NEW POWER PLANTS,
MANY OF THEM OFF THE ESTABLISHED REGIONAL GRIDS, THAT WILL
BE COMPETING FOR THE BUSINESS OF SMALL-TO-MEDIUM SIZED
INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS, PARTICULARLY THAT OF THE LARGE NUMBER
OF FERROUS METAL SMELTING PLANTS LOCATED THERE.
¶13. (SBU) NOTE: DR. LU DURING THE DISCUSSION ON CHINA'S
POWER SITUATION SOUGHT TO REFUTE A STUDY THAT CALLED INTO
QUESTION CHINA'S GDP GROWTH RATE FROM 1997-2000 PUBLISHED IN
2001 BY AMERICAN RESEARCHER THOMAS RAWSKI. THE STUDY
ASSERTED THAT CHINA'S GDP WAS MOST LIKELY OVERSTATED BECAUSE
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THE RATE OF GDP GROWTH AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION WERE
UNCORRELATED. DR. LU STATED THAT RAWSKI UNDERESTIMATED
ENERGY CONSUMPTION BECAUSE OF HIS OVERRELIANCE ON DATA FROM
LARGE POWER PLANTS. THE STUDY FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT
FOR THE MANY SMALL-TO-MEDIUM SIZE POWER PLANTS IN CHINA THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO CHINA'S OVERALL POWER GENERATION AND RESULTING
ENERGY CONSUMPTION. DR. LU ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE STUDY
FAILED TO FACTOR IN THE PHENOMENON OF ENERGY AND POWER
PRODUCERS UNDERREPORTING THEIR PRODUCTION TO AVOID PAYING
TAXES, A PROBLEM THAT HE SAYS REMAINS TODAY. END NOTE.
FOR STEEL SECTOR AT LEAST, WORRIES MAYBE OVERWROUGHT
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¶14. (SBU) YANG ZUNQING, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE
CHINA IRON AND STEEL ASSOCIATION (CISA) SAID THAT THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCAPACITY IN THE
STEEL SECTOR ARE MISPLACED. IN FACT, CHINA'S CURRENT STEEL
CAPACITY WILL BE INADEQUATE TO MEET RISING DOMESTIC DEMAND,
DESPITE PUBLIC STATEMENTS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO
THE CONTRARY. CISA ESTIMATES THAT ACTUAL STEEL PRODUCTION
CAPACITY IS AROUND 415 MILLION METRIC TONS, VICE THE 470
MILLION METRIC TONS TOUTED BY THE NDRC, AND NOT ALL OF THIS
PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE. YANG STATED THAT DURING
THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE CURRENT STEEL PRODUCTION
CAPACITY WILL MEET THE COUNTRY'S NEEDS THAT LAST YEAR WERE
ESTIMATED AT AROUND 350 MILLION METRIC TONS. BEYOND THAT
TIMEFRAME, CURRENT PRODUCTION CAPACITY WILL FAIL TO MEET
CHINA'S RISING DEMAND, ESTIMATED TO BE ANNUALLY INCREASING
AT AROUND 15 PERCENT.
¶15. (SBU) YANG SAID THAT TO MANAGE THE APPROACHING SUPPLY
PROBLEM, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MUST CONTROL THE GROWTH OF
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW CONSTRUCTION, THE LARGEST
DRIVERS OF STEEL DEMAND IN CHINA. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS
HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE ECONOMY AND IN PARTICULAR,
REINING IN LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND
INVESTMENT. YANG NOTED THAT CHINESE ECONOMIC POLICYMAKERS
ARE LEARNING THE HARD WAY THAT ENACTING EFFECTIVE
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES IN A MARKET ECONOMY IS VERY TOUGH.
THE POLICYMAKERS ARE ALSO LEARNING THAT PREDICTING SUPPLY
AND DEMAND IN CHINA'S RAPIDLY EXPANDING ECONOMY IS VERY
DIFFICULT. FIVE YEARS AGO ANALYSTS AND POLICYMAKERS ASSUMED
150 MILLION METRIC TONS OF STEEL MAKING CAPACITY WAS
SUFFICIENT TO MEET CHINA'S DEMAND, BUT THAT FIGURE IS NOT
EVEN ONE HALF OF TODAY'S REAL DEMAND.
¶16. (SBU) YANG ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE HAS BEEN PERIODIC
OVERCAPACITY IN THE CHINESE STEEL SECTOR IN THE PAST.
DESPITE THIS FACT, THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS OF EXCESS STEEL
PRODUCTION CAPACITY SHOULD BE VIEWED AS AN OPPORTUNITY
RATHER THAN A PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, STRUCTURAL REFORMS OF
THE SECTOR THROUGH MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES CAN ONLY BE DONE DURING SUCH PERIODS OF
EXCESS CAPACITY. YANG STATED THAT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE THE
ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF
INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE STEEL ENTERPRISES. THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT WILL FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE IN DOING THIS BECAUSE
APPROVAL AT MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT LEVELS IS REQUIRED FOR THESE
EFFORTS, AND MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE SPHERES OF
INFLUENCE THEY WANT TO PROTECT THAT SUCH INITIATIVES COULD
CHALLENGE.
OVERCAPACITY, OR NOT, PLANNERS HAVE TOUGH ROW TO HOE
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¶17. (SBU) CASS' DR. LU STATED THAT GIVEN THE OBSTACLES
ARRAYED AGAINST THE OVERCAPACITY CONTROL EFFORTS, THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FORM AN OVERCAPACITY LEADING
GROUP SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT MANAGES ENERGY POLICY. THIS
STEP SHOULD BE TAKEN SOON GIVEN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S
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GOAL OF
OVERCAPACITY REDUCTION HELPING THE COUNTRY MEET ITS ENERGY
CONSERVATION GOALS, AS OUTLINED BY THE ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR
PLAN. DR. LU STATED THAT THIS MEANS THAT IF REGULATIONS TO
REDUCE OVERCAPACITY ARE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EFFORT,
THEY MUST BE YIELDING RESULTS BY 2006 OR 2007. DESPITE THIS
APPROACHING DEADLINE, THERE IS NOT YET A CLEAR, DEFINED
SEQUENCING SCHEDULE FOR EFFORTS TO REDUCE OVERCAPACITY,
ACCORDING TO DR. LU.
¶18. (SBU) THE DRC'S DR. SHI NOTED THAT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
PLANNERS MUST ACCELERATE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO
EMPLOY THE ECONOMIC, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS AT
THEIR DISPOSAL TO ADDRESS OVERCAPACITY. HISTORICALLY,
CHINESE ECONOMIC PLANNERS RELIED SOLELY ON ADMINISTRATIVE
MEASURES TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE COMMAND ECONOMY. SUCH A
PRACTICE IS INADEQUATE IN CHINA' CURRENT ECONOMY. OVER THE
LONG TERM, DR. SHI STATED THAT CHINA MUST DEVELOP ITS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
SYSTEMS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IF IT WANTS TO DEAL WITH
PERIODS OF INDUSTRIAL OVERCAPACITY IN A COHERENT FASHION.
ABSENT SUCH MATURATION, CHINESE PLANNERS WILL PROBABLY FIGHT
AN UPHILL BATTLE TO CREATE A BALANCED INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE.
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