MOFCOM said the United States convened senior officials from 14 economies, which jointly issued a ministerial statement addressing alleged structural overcapacity and overproduction. China rejected using alleged overcapacity as a basis for protectionist trade measures and said it would take necessary action if participating economies later adopt measures that harm Chinese interests.
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Analysis: The exchange raises the prospect of greater trade-policy coordination over industrial overcapacity, potentially affecting steel and other industrial supply chains. However, the supplied source identifies no steel product, investigation, tariff, quota or other concrete measure, so there is no confirmed immediate legal or commercial effect.
MetalMate analysis- MOFCOM is the source for the account of the U.S.-convened meeting and joint statement.
- The 14 participating economies are not identified, and the joint statement’s text is not provided.
- China said it supports open cooperation and a fair and reasonable international economic order.
- China’s warning is conditional on future measures; it is not an announcement of an implemented response.
Watch for publication of the joint statement, identification of the participating economies, and any subsequent tariff, quota, trade-remedy or industrial-policy proposals. Also monitor whether China specifies what it considers harmful measures or announces a concrete response.
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- Published · Version 1
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- MetalMate publication
- 13 October 2026
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商务部新闻发言人就美国召集部分经济体发布应对所谓“结构性产能和生产过剩”问题部长级联合声明答记者问 — MOFCOM
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