Price undercutting from record Chinese steel exports may trigger trade conflict
Shanghai
RECORD steel exports from China are undercutting foreign rivals on price, triggering complaints from Seoul to South Africa that may signal the start of a trade conflict.
China produces about half the world's steel, and exports are on pace to exceed 80 million tonnes this year - the most ever - according to the China Iron & Steel Association.
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