This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2019-07-09 08:00
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
On July 9, 1949, the Anshan Iron and Steel Co in Anshan, Liaoning province, resumed production. It later became the country's major steel producer.
In 1978, the steel plant produced about 6.9 million metric tons of steel, up from 78,900 metric tons in 1952.
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