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China Stocks-Factors to watch on Thursday

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:

* SSEC -0.5 pct, CSI300 -0.7 pct, HSI -1.0 pct

* Shanghai->HK daily quota used 6.0 pct

* Shenzhen->HK daily quota used 5.2 pct

* CNY official close 6.3206 per dollar

* FTSE China A50 -0.6 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +0.8 pct

SHANGHAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Following is a list of recent corporate and policy announcements, as well as other news that might affect Chinese financial markets. Policy, government, sector news:

* Trump set to authorize steel, aluminum tariffs on Thursday

* China leads charge against U.S. tariffs at WTO meeting

* China aims to produce record coal, natural gas volumes this year

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* China's Tianjin vows to haul up "lazy" officials in push for growth

* China's two big oil majors urge tax breaks for building gas storage and imports

* China to start building 6-8 new reactors this year -govt

* China's Shanxi to open resources to coalbed gas exploration, development -Xinhua Data:

* China FX reserves fall in February, first drop in 13 months

* Offshore holdings of China gov't bonds rise in February for 12th straight month Data due:

* China Feb trade data

Company moves:

In focus

* Continental bets on 'mild hybrid' batteries in JV with China's CITC

Earnings/Performance

* Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment's 2017 net profit up 84.9 pct y/y

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* Shenzhen Airport's Feb passenger throughput up 12.7 percent y/y, cargo throughput up 2.1 percent y/y

* BYD sold 15,687 new energy cars in Jan-Feb

* China Galaxy Securities' Feb net profit 47.6 million yuan down 84.9 pct y/y

* Orient Securities' Feb net loss at 294.9 million yuan

Equity changes/IPOs

* Singapore's GIC trims stake in China Pacific Insurance - HKEX Filing

* Lock-up period for Air China's 926.6 million shares to end on march 12

* Lock-up period for Shenzhen Fenda Technology's 144 million shares to end on March 9

* Yunnan Chuangxin New Material's shareholder plans to unload stake in the company

* Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology's shareholder plans to cut stake in the company M&A

* Meidu Energy agrees to buy 98.5 pct stake in Shandong lithium producer for 290.6 mln yuan Trading halt/resumption

* Pengxin International Mining's share trade to resume on march 8

* Shenzhen Zhenye Group's share trade to resume on March 8 Regulation

* Hunan Valin Steel to withdraw delisting risk warning after returning to profit in 2017

* Chongqing Iron & Steel to withdraw delisting risk warning after returning to profit Other moves (spin-offs, divestitures, deals)

* CRRC, controlling shareholder and Tianjin trust will set up finance leasing JV (Compiled by Luoyan Liu; Editing by Sam Holmes)