He Jianming Reads · Republic in Distress

Author: He Jianming
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In 2000, the number of deaths in China's mining accidents exceeded 10,000. In 2001, China's mining enterprises reported 11,402 casualties, with a total death toll of 12,554. In 2002, the "June 20" mining disaster in Heihe, Jixi, Heilongjiang, resulted in 115 deaths, an event known to the world as the "Black June." In 2003, major mining disasters across the country occurred one after another, including a gas well blowout in northeastern Sichuan that killed 234 people in a single explosion! In 2004 and 2005, China's mining disasters tore the faces of 1.3 billion people into a bloody mess.
This book is the first expose of the dark secrets behind mining disasters. Master of reportage He Jianming uses the blood of 12,554 deceased miners to declare to the world: If China's mining disasters do not stop, then— the Republic is in peril!