A former coal-industry worker in China’s northern Shanxi Province said the false maps and hidden work areas exposed after the Liushenyu coal mine explosion reflect a broader operating culture in which mines manage inspections, regulators rely on paperwork, and penalties fail to stop dangerous production.
Ding Haifeng, who previously worked for a company under a coal-mining group in Xiangyuan County, Changzhi city, told the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times on May 26 that the use of two sets of drawings and two monitoring systems was tied to both company profit motives and weak supervision.
“Companies study how to deal with the authorities and maximize profits,” Ding said….
Former Shanxi Coal Worker Says Mine Blast Exposed Hidden Work Areas, Weak Oversight
