Lesela la tšepe la dip dip galvanized esale e le mofuta o haellang 'marakeng oa China.Ho tloha bohareng ba lilemo tsa bo-1990, hoo e ka bang lithane tse 800000-1million li ’nile tsa romelloa kantle ho naha selemo se seng le se seng.Ka nts'etsopele ea moruo oa lehae, haholo-holo nts'etsopele ea likoloi, lisebelisoa tsa lapeng le indasteri ea kaho, tlhokahalo ea tšepe e entsoeng ka masenke le eona e eketsehile haholo.China e hahile sehlopha sa mela ea tlhahiso e nang le tlhahiso ea selemo le selemo ea lithane tse fetang 100000 lilemong tsa morao tjena tse 20, empa likarolo tse futhumatsang tse nang le thekenoloji ea maemo a tlase ea setso mabapi le phallo ea ts'ebetso, sebopeho sa lisebelisoa le mefuta ea lihlahisoa ha li khone ho kopana le litlhoko tsa kaho le nts'etsopele ea moruo oa China mabapi le mefuta e fapaneng, boleng le bongata, le likhoele tse ncha tse futhumatsang metsi a chesang li ntse li hloka ho hahuoa ho fihlela litlhoko tsa 'maraka.
Ho tloha lilemong tsa bo-1990, tlhahiso ea lakane e entsoeng ka masenke Chaena e hatetse pele haholo, 'me matla a ho sebetsa a letlapa la tšepe Chaena a fihlile ho lithane tse ka bang limilione tse 3.Karolo ea 'maraka ea pampiri ea masenke ea malapeng e eketsehile ka potlako, ho tloha hoo e ka bang 27% ka 1996 ho ea ho hoo e ka bang 59% ka 1998. Bahlahisi ba ka sehloohong ba malapeng ke Baosteel, Wuhan Iron le tšepe, Panzhihua Iron le tšepe, Handan Iron le tšepe, Benxi Iron le tšepe. , ka kakaretso ea tlhahiso ea lithane tse fetang limilione tse 1,3.