China Starts Coal Mine Crackdown After Inner Mongolia Unrest

Reuters reported that a review of mining practices in Mongolia is under way following the death of a herder in a coal truck accident.

The market news is quoted as saying:

Inner Mongolia has seen scattered protests over the past week or so by ethnic Mongolians, sparked by the death of the herder, but which have morphed into broader demands for protection of their culture.

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