2020-03-12_Beijing_Review

http://www.bjreview.com MARCH 12, 2020 BEIJING REVIEW 7

THIS WEEK

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ing special attention to epidemic
prevention and control and the
health of operational staff as well
as increasing the frequency of
aircraft cleaning and disinfection.

Coal Production

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in 2020.
In recent years, the coal-rich
province has been promoting the
transformation and upgrading
of its coal industry by closing
small and outdated mines and
using more smart machinery, the
provincial energy bureau said.
Local authorities have ordered
the closure of small coal mines
with an annual production capac-
ity of less than 300,000 tons as
well as larger mines whose pro-
duction or construction has long
been suspended.
The bureau also called for

central and western regions of the

country will be strengthened and

the inter-city rail projects will be

advanced in an orderly manner, it

said.

The commission highlighted

the equal importance of passen-

ger and cargo rail transport.

China’s railway network had

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last year, with 35,000 km of high-

speed railways. The country plans

to expand the railway network by

more than 4,000 km in 2020.

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China’s machinery industry is

expected to see a mild growth in

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the novel coronavirus outbreak

ends at an early date, the China

Machinery Industry Federation

said at an online press conference

on February 25.

Shortages of workers and

anti-epidemic products, as well

as transport and supply chain

disruptions, will constrain the

growth of the machinery industry

in the short term, possibly leading

to a substantial decline in the

industry’s major economic indica-

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However, thanks to a slew

of supportive measures, market

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medium term. If the epidemic

is contained effectively in the

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machinery companies will return

to full operation in the second

quarter.

From a long-term perspective,

China’s economic fundamentals

remain stable, and the country

will ramp up construction and

investment after the end of the

epidemic, thus creating new op-

portunities for machinery

companies.

With the performance of the

machinery sector likely to pick up,

a 5-percent growth in industrial

output for the whole year is still

achievable, it said.

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coalbed methane to improve coal

mine work safety and increase

power generation from green

energy.

In recent years, China has

been phasing out outdated

production capacity in a wide

range of sectors, including coal

and steel, amid efforts to promote

high-quality economic growth.

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The National Development and

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China’s top economic planner, has

pledged more efforts to promote

railway construction, stressing

progress of key projects.

Efforts will be made to speed

up the construction of major

projects including the Sichuan-

Tibet Railway and the high-speed

railway along the Yangtze River,

according to a statement released

by the NDRC on March 3.

Railway construction in

Weaving Opportunities

Workers make embroidery products in a factory in Rongjiang County,
Guizhou Province in southwest China, on March 2. The county has increased
support for the local embroidery industry and is encouraging enterprises to
adopt hi-tech facilities to inject new impetus into the traditional craftsmanship.

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Workers pack kumquats at an e-commerce company in Rongan County,

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to help farmers sell the fruit online.