Steel imported fromChina,amounts of which are very limited, has little to do with the predicament of theUK’ssteel industry. In both volume and value, steel fromChinamakes up only a fraction of theUK’stotal steel imports. In 2015, for example, of theUK’s 6.66m tons of imports, only 11pc, or760,000 tons, were fromChina.If put in value, that was $457m, only 7.6pc of the $5.98bntotal. Moreover, steel products from China are mostly low value-added,such as ordinary steel rods and plates, which Britain no longer makes and wouldhave to import from other countries anyway. Therefore, imports fromChinahave noimpact upon the British steel market. On the contrary, by importing steels fromChina,the auto, machinery, construction and other British industries have effectivelylowered their costs and increased their profit margin. And imports fromChinaare not“dumping”, as some claim. The Chinese steel manufacturers have followed marketrules strictly when exporting toBritain.
中国钢铁出口与英国钢铁业的困境没有因果关系。中国向英国出口的钢铁十分有限。2015年，英国钢铁进口量666万吨，进口总额59.8亿美元。其中，自中国进口76万吨，仅占其钢铁进口量11%；自中国进口金额4.57亿美元，仅占钢铁进口总额的7.6%。中国向英国出口的钢铁，无论从数量还是金额上来看，都只占英国钢铁进口的很小部分。况且中国向英国出口的主要是普通钢铁条杆和板材等低附加值产品，是对英国钢铁市场的有益补充。英国即使不从中国进口，也会从其他国家进口这类钢材。因此，中国钢铁出口不构成对英国市场的冲击。相反，英国从中国进口钢材有效降低了英汽车、机械和建筑等行业的生产成本，提高了相关行业的利润空间。还需强调的是，中国没有鼓励钢铁产品“倾销”，中国钢铁企业向英国出口钢铁产品完全遵循市场原则。
do with 忍受，满足于 ;
for example 例如 ; 比如
tons of 大量 ; 一大堆 ; 许多，无数的
such as 例如 ; 像 ; 象…这样 ; 诸如…之类
no longer 不再
import from 从…进口
On the contrary 相反地 ; 恰恰相反;正相反