Photo from wikimedia commons Black Future: The coal bosses of Shanxi are tired of being the government's whipping boys [Forbes] "One of the most reviled and reclusive villains in the Chinese economy has been the coal mine boss. The archetypal robber... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Thu, Oct 29 2009
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Mine bosses jailed over coal mine accident that killed 28 in N. China » People's Daily Three coal mine bosses held responsible for a gas explosion that killed 28 miners two months ago in north China's Shanxi Province were jailed on Tuesday. Hao Yingjie, former owner of the Pudeng Coal Mine in Puxian County of Linfen City, ... |
| 03 Jan 08 |
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19 charged over mine deaths » Shanghai Daily Nineteen people have been charged in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, over a coal-mine blast that killed 105 people and injured 18 others last month. Those charged include the two bosses of the Ruizhiyuan Coal Mining Co Ltd, the former Xinyao Coal Mine --... |
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Fatal coal mine blast bosses all sent to jail » Shanghai Daily NINE coal mine managers were sentenced to between two and six years jail for a coal mine blast that killed 108 miners and injured 29 others in northern China's Hebei Province, a local court said yesterday. Shang Zhiguo, head of Liuguantun Coal Mine, was... |
| 02 Nov 09 |
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Corruption as the fabric of governance » Danwei Gady Epstein of Forbes writes in his online column about interviewing a corrupt coal mine boss in Shanxi: "The inspection teams who went to check the coal mines, they asked for money. If you didn't give them money, they would close down the mine,"... |
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