Inner Mongolia Unrest Prompts China to Change Mining Rules
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China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region said it will take measures to improve the mining industry, part of new rules following protests by ethnic Mongolians sparked when a coal truck ran over a herdsman.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the regional government will probe the industry’s impact on the environment and the livelihoods of local residents, and improve the training and management of mining personnel. At the same time, China is deploying police across the province to quell protests and information on the unrest is unavailable on news websites.