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To feed its hunger for energy, China is now importing coal from countries around the world, including the U.S. From the New York Times: Traditionally, coal is burned near where it is mined — particularly so-called thermal or...
Read MoreAP reports on the mass gathering in Shanghai to mourn the victims of the high-rise building fire which killed 58: Police were grabbing people by their collars and pulling them away from a designated mourning area if they tried...
Read MoreAFP reports on a violent incident at a mine in Yunnan: Police have arrested 10 people, including rival coal mine owners, after mob violence that left nine dead and 48 injured in southwest China, state media reported. The...
Read MoreThe scene of the building fire which killed 58 on Jiaozhou Lu in Shanghai, by 张春海
Read MoreA month after 11 Zambian miners were shot and wounded after complaining of poor working conditions to the Chinese managers, the New York Times looks at the uneasy relationship between Chinese mine owners and workers in the...
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