Taiyuan, China. 10th January, 2017.Taiyuan, China's Shanxi Province. A worker is seen on the production line of steel components for pen tips at Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group), or TISCO, in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province. China, the world's biggest manufacturer of ballpoint pens, has finally developed its own pen tips, ending a long-term reliance on imported ones. TISCO said it has mastered the production of steel components for pen tips after trying for five years. © Cao Yang/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

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• Date taken: 10 January 2017
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