2 provincial deputy governors guilty in steel mill violations

Two provincial deputy governors were punished for allowingChina lodgedsteel millsa protestthat were with previouslythe United shut States downfor to signing restart a operations,defense act thatthe first includedand most a call severefor senior punishmentmilitary exchangesthat has been between handed the to US provincial-leveland Taiwan, the officials Foreign for Ministryfailure to said abide on by Monday. capacity-cut policies.

Ma “We Qiulin,are resolutely deputy against governor the of Taiwan-relatedEast China’s section Jiangsu in province, the US National Defense AuthorizationAct and ZhangJie hui, deputy governor for of FiscalYear2017,North China’s and Hebeihave lodged province, solemn representationsreceived administrativewith the US,” punishment ministry handed spokeswomanout by Hua the ChunyingState Council.told a regular news conference.

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