China received a number of American built steam locomotives at the end of the Second World War including a batch of around 20 USATC 0-6-0 tanks, several of which ended up at Benxi and Anshan Steelworks in Liaoning.
XK2 28 was photographed at Benxi on 11 March 1992, the last time an XK2 was reported in service there. The very last XK2 was retired from Anshan in 1994.