SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2005
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                          GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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       STATE OF NEVADA                  333-105903                412079252
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                                     100037
                                   (Zip Code)

                      10th Floor, No. 3 Nan Li Shi Road A,
                       Haitong Building, Xicheng District,
                              Beijing) P. R. China
                         (Address of Principal Executive
                                    Offices)


              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5.02 - DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS,
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

On December  21, 2005,  the board of directors of the Company  elected TIAN Lian
Hui as an Independent Director. He will be joining the Company's audit committee
and compensation committee together with the other two independent directors.

Mr. Tian has been the Chairman of COCIM since 1995.  COCIM is a software company
which designs and implements Office Automation Software,  such as ERP system for
businesses. He has been the head of Research Institute of Ministry of Electronic
Industry.  He led on several national projects  including the design of computer
information system for Baoshan Steel.

Mr.  Tian  is 64  years  old.[put  in the  age].  He  graduated  from  Northeast
University  with a master  degree  in  Automation  Control.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: December 22, 2005                          GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC.
                                                 (Registrant)


                                                 By: /s/ John Chen
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                                                    John Chen
                                                    Chief Financial Officer