China　aims　to　peak　CO2　emissions　before　2030　and　to　achieve　carbon　neutrality　before　2060;　hence,　industrial　sectors　in　China　are　keen　to　figure　out　appropriate　pathways　to　support　the　national　target　of　carbon　neutrality.　The　objective　of　this　study　is　to　explore　near-zero　emission　pathways　for　the　steel　industry　of　China　through　a　detailed　technology　assessment.　The　innovative　technology　development　has　been　simulated　using　the　AIM-China/steel　model,　developed　by　including　material-based　technologies　and　optimal　cost　analysis.　Six　scenarios　have　been　given　in　terms　of　different　levels　of　production　output,　emission　reduction　and　carbon　tax.　Near-zero　emission　and　carbon　tax　scenarios　have　shown　that　China＇s　steel　industry　can　achieve　near-zero　emission　using　electric　furnaces　and　hydrogen-based　direct　reduction　iron　technologies　with　policy　support.　Based　on　these　technologies,　minimised　production　costs　have　been　calculated,　revealing　that　the　steel　produced　by　these　technologies　is　cost-effective.　Moreover,　the　feedstock　cost　can　play　a　key　role　in　these　technology　portfolios,　especially　the　cost　of　scrap,　iron　ore　and　hydrogen.　In　addition,　the　feedstock　supply　can　have　strong　regional　effects　and　can　subsequently　impact　the　allocation　of　steelmaking　in　the　future.　Therefore,　China　can　achieve　near-zero　emissions　in　the　steel　industry,　and　electric　furnace　and　hydrogen-based　direct　reduction　iron　technologies　are　crucial　to　achieving　them.