People's Republic of China: gearing up for the grand plan
Due to the political turbulence and the severe earthquake in the coal mining center at Kailuan, China's 1976 coal production (480 million metric tons) increased only slightly over that of 1975. The Chinese mining equipment industry, virtually non-existent prior to 1949, has grown into a sophisticated network of over 100 factories and many more repair centers. In the 1950's, the Chinese depended upon the support of Soviet assistance and technology. But, from the 1960's to the present, Chinese design engineers have fabricated and produced a wide variety of domestic mining machines, while at the same time China's trade corporations imported advanced international equipment, at least $124,000,000 worth, to supplement domestic production and introduce new technologies to the Chinese industry. A few Chinese mines visited by international delegations are described in some detail. In order to acheive the national economic goals, coal mining will have to be increased greatly to provide fuel for its own burgeoning industry and to earn foreign exchange. (LTN)
- Research Organization:
- National Council for US-China Trade, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5205719
- Journal Information:
- World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 3:12; ISSN WOCOD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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