Home
AI
World
Politics
Health
Crime & justice
Science & technology
Social issues
Sports
Money
Entertainment
Environment/energy
Military
Culture
Weather
Media






Home
Bias Split
Public FiguresControversies

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters

Sign Up!
Sign Up Now!

How our sliders workAboutContact UsNewsletter Archive
MediaFAQGlossaryPrivacy Policy
  1. Home

China: Fire at Coal Mining Company Kills 26

  • #China
  • #Coal
  • #Fires and firefighters
  • #Accidents
China: Fire at Coal Mining Company Kills 26
story
NOV 2023
Image copyright: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
story last updated NOV 2023

The Spin

Anti-China narrative

Deadly industrial accidents, including building collapses, mine cave-ins, fires, and explosions, are a regular occurrance in China — a major global producer of coal — despite government pledges to clamp down on lax standards, poor oversight, and corruption. A failure to improve safety standards is continuing to affect people's lives and properties, as well as threaten the PRC's energy security.

Bloomberg

Pro-China narrative

While Monday's incident is tragic, the PRC has made efforts to reduce industrial accidents in recent years and achieved significant success in emergency management. The government has brought down rates of workplace accidents, casualties, and economic loss for the tenth year in a row, by improving regulations and enforcement and imposing penalties for companies that violate safety standards.

CGTN

Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

Fire at coal mining company offices kills 25 people in China
Al JazeeraJUL 2023
Fire in Chinese coal firm's office kills 25
ReutersJUL 2023
Blaze at a coal mine company building in northern China kills 25 and injures dozens
Associated PressJUL 2023
Office Building Fire in Northern China Kills at Least 26
New York TimesJUL 2023

More neutral establishment stance articles

Fire at building in northern China kills 25 and leaves scores in hospital
IndependentJUL 2023