SECURITYMay 26 · 11:00 UTCSCMP CHINADannie Peng,Alcott Wei

Shanxi mine disaster casts shadow over province’s shift from coal to culture

Shanxi, China’s top coal-producing province, faced a deadly gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine, killing at least 82 people. The disaster, attributed to systemic safety failures, undermines the province’s efforts to rebrand from a coal-centric, high-risk mining hub to a cultural and tourist destination.

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