钢铁产能过剩全球论坛第三次部长级会议在日本东京召开

2019年10月26日，钢铁产能过剩全球论坛第三次部长级会议在日本东京召开。中国商务部部长助理李成钢应邀参加会议。

中方表示，中国钢铁去产能最多、贡献最突出。中国以真诚和合作精神参加论坛，是论坛成员中唯一设定去产能目标，并主动采取切实措施去产能的国家。2016年以来，中国削减钢铁产能1.5亿吨以上，是全球削减钢铁产能的114%。为此，中方仅安置钢铁工人就达28万人，超过美欧日各自钢铁就业总人数。目前，中国钢材市场状况明显改善，粗钢产能利用率已回归80%以上合理区间，为全球钢铁产业健康发展做出了巨大贡献。

中方强调，中国钢铁生产主要满足国内市场需求。虽然中国钢铁产能和产量占全球一半，但中国钢铁的消费量也接近全球一半，目前产量的93%用于满足国内市场的需求，钢材出口占产量的比例只有7%，没有冲击国际市场。

中方指出，产能过剩是全球面临的共同挑战，本轮钢铁产能过剩的根本原因是2008年国际金融危机引发的全球经济衰退和钢铁需求下降。产能过剩是经济发展中的普遍性、周期性、结构性问题。各方应客观地、历史地、公正地看待金融危机背景下的全球钢铁产能过剩问题，并应遵循“全球挑战，集体应对”的原则，共同采取措施加以应对，这是G20杭州峰会以来领导人的共识。

中方重申，中国政府支持钢铁产业发展的相关措施符合世贸规则，没有扭曲市场，也没有导致产能过剩。从论坛上各成员分享的政策措施信息来看，中方的这些支持措施也是许多成员曾经采取或正在采取的。

中方认为，论坛到期结束有充分的依据和理由。论坛工作职责文件规定，论坛期限为3年，在全体成员协商一致基础上，可以延长。G20大阪峰会并未授权论坛延期，此次部长级会议也未就论坛延期达成共识。因此，论坛期满，自然结束。

中方对论坛未能就部长报告达成协商一致表示遗憾。尽管如此，中方愿以开放的态度与有关方开展交流与合作。论坛如期结束后，钢铁行业有关问题可通过产业界既有渠道讨论，也可在双边讨论钢铁贸易相关问题。

(Courtesy translation)

News Release

On October 26 2019, the third Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity Ministerial Meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan. Chinese Assistant Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang attended the meeting at the invitation of GFSEC.

China highlighted，China has reduced the most steel capacity and made the greatest contribution among all GFSEC members. China joined the Forum in the spirit of sincerity and cooperation. China is the only member of the Forum that has set targets and taken concrete actions on capacity reduction. Since 2016, China has reduced more than 150 million tons of steel production capacity, which is 114% of the world's total capacity reduction. In this process, China has resettled 280,000 steel workers alone, which outnumbers total steel workers respectively in the United States, Europe or Japan. At present, China's steel market has improved significantly. The utilization rate of crude steel production capacity has reached a reasonable range of more than 80%. China has made a great contribution to the healthy development of the global steel industry.

China stressed，most of the steel made in China is to satisfy domestic demand. Although China accounts for half of the global steel capacity and production, its consumption of steel is also near to half of that of the globe. At present, 93% of China’s steel products are consumed domestically, only 7% of its output is exported, which has not flooded the global market.

China noted，excess capacity is a common challenge facing the whole world. The scourge of this round of steel overcapacity is the global economic recession and the decline of steel demand caused by the international financial crisis in 2008. Excess capacity is a universal, cyclical and structural issue in economic development. All parties should take an objective, historic and unbiased view of global steel excess capacity in the context of the financial crisis, and take concerted efforts to address it, in line with the principle of “global challenge, collective response”, which has been leaders’ consensus since G20 Hangzhou Summit.

China reiterated，the Chinese government has provided the steel industry with appropriate WTO-consistent subsidies and support measures, which have not distorted the market or contributed to overcapacity. The information shared by Forum members on policies and measures show that China’s support measures are also what other members used to provide or are providing to their industry.

China believed，there are sufficient basis and reason for the Forum to come to an end as its duration expires.The Forum's Terms of Reference (TOR) provide, “The duration of the Global Forum will be three years. The duration can be extended based on the consensus of the members.” The Osaka Leaders’ Declaration did not authorize the extension of the Forum, and at the Ministerial Meeting, members failed to reach a consensus on it. Henceforth, the Forum comes to a natural end as the three-year duration expires.

China regretted that the ministerial meeting failed to reach consensus on the ministerial report. Even though，China is willing to conduct communication and cooperation with relevant parties in an open-minded way. After the Forum ends, the relevant issues on steel industry and trade can be discussed through existing channels and bilateral mechanisms.