Tensions between ministry representatives and China's senior political advisers were palpable at a meeting on solving overcapacity last week in Beijing, driving home just how hard it will be to treat the "chronic disease" afflicting China's economy.

The meeting was held by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's National Committee, the top political advisory body in China, at its second session.

The CPPCC National Committee received nearly 1,000 proposals on the overcapacity issue.